Posted on 07/29/2015 4:28:04 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
NY’s Meng is among first members of her party to buck administration pressure, declare plans to vote against agreement.
WASHINGTON — Hours after Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that he believes he has enough Democratic votes to support a presidential veto should the Iran deal be voted down, a Democratic lawmaker announced Wednesday afternoon that she was opposed to the agreement signed earlier this month.
Rep. Grace Meng, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its subcommittee on the Middle East, wrote in a statement, “I strongly believe the world could and should have a better deal than that set forth in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which I will therefore oppose.”
Meng was an active participant in Tuesday’s committee hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz sought to convince members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to back the controversial agreement.
The representative from New York’s Sixth District, which includes a large portion of the borough of Queens, has a strong record of support for pro-Israel initiatives. New York’s largely Democratic congressional delegation has been under careful watch in recent days for indication of how they will vote when Congress considers a resolution of either approval or disapproval of the Iran deal.
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The reality for her is not losing a portion of her constituency. The bigger question is how many other democrats worry about having this mill stone dropped around their necks. This is agreement is a huge turd, and all the polishing in the world won’t make it shine.
Obama will be having her swim with the fishes.
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