Sen. Mikulski pushes Obama’s Iran nuke deal over the top in Senate | The Hill |
Sen. Barbara Mikulski said that she will support President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, all but ensuring the agreement will survive an attack in the Senate.
“No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime,” the Maryland Democrat, who is retiring after her current term, said in a statement. “I have concluded that this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best option available to block Iran from having a nuclear bomb. For these reasons, I will vote in favor of this deal.”
Mikulski’s decision hands President Obama a needed foreign policy win after a months-long lobbying effort by administration officials to shore up support for the agreement.
Democrats have rallied around the deal since leaving town in August, giving Obama the 34 senators he needs to back the agreement and uphold a veto of a potential resolution of disapproval.
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