{"id":60510,"date":"2015-03-04T18:55:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/03\/04\/menendez-graham-question-iran-vote-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:26:55","slug":"menendez-graham-question-iran-vote-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/03\/04\/menendez-graham-question-iran-vote-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez, Graham Question Iran Vote Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Two influential US senators are criticizing Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s plan to fast track a bill requiring congressional approval of any deal over Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kentucky Republican on Tuesday shocked his GOP and Democratic colleagues when he announced he intends to bring the legislation to the floor next week. The announcement came just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a full-throated warning about Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., <\/span>and nine other Senate Democrats wrote a letter to McConnell Wednesday saying they would only vote for an Iran bill on the floor after March 24. <span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">That&#8217;s the deadline for the world powers and Iran to agree on at least the parameters of a deal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>McConnell called it &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">worrying&#8221; that the Obama administration wants to strike a deal with Iran and five other global powers &#8220;without the input of the people&#8217;s elected representatives.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">&#8220;Remember, it was Congress that helped bring Iran<\/span><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\"> to the table by putting sanctions in place, against the wishes of the administration,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635972787356460765-frvjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635972787356460765-frvjpg.jpg 534w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635972787356460765-frvjpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Congress and the American people need to be part of this discussion,&#8221; McConnell said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m acting to place this bipartisan bill on the legislative calendar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bob <\/span>Menendez <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, D-N.J., <\/span>told reporters Wednesday he is concerned the legislation is being &#8220;hijacked for a political purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Democrats want to wait until after March 24 to<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">o<\/span> vote on a congressional-approval bill and another one that would slap new sanctions on Iran. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">until after March 24. <\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">That&#8217;s the deadline for the world powers and Iran to agree on at least the parameters of a deal.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I certainly am ready to go to a markup after the 24th,&#8221; Menendez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A committee markup and vote later this month, Menendez and other senators say, would allow for plenty of time for the full chamber to vote before June, when the deadline for a final Iran resolution hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We can get this whole process done well before June and be ready for the process to take place,&#8221; 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