Pelosi Rejects Iran Oversight Bill as House Republicans Aim for Veto-Proof Majority
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., rejected Senate legislation to require congressional approval of a final Iran nuclear deal in an April 8 statement, saying the bill "undermines" the talks between the U.S., Iran and several other world powers. "These negotiations must be allowed to proceed unencumbered," said Pelosi in the statement (here). The "legislation undermines these international negotiations and represents an unnecessary hurdle to achieving a strong, final agreement."
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., will mark up the bill, S-615 (here), on April 14, one day after Congress returns to Capitol Hill from recess. President Barack Obama lauded the framework deal agreed upon between the negotiating parties on April 2, but the administration still faces a June 30 deadline for a final accord (see 1504020058). Obama has repeatedly vowed to veto congressional oversight legislation (see 1501200072). Some reports suggest the Senate may hit the veto-proof threshold of 67 votes in favor of the bill (here). Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, would need his entire Republican caucus and roughly 45 Democrats to override a veto. In an April 8 statement, Boehner showcased a number of House Democrats that have criticized the negotiations and urged a congressional role in approval of a final deal (here).