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Rubio predicts no immediate vote on Iran sanctions

The new Republican Senate will likely start by demanding an up-or-down vote on any Iran nuclear deal, Sen. Marco Rubio tells NPR.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition "Road to Majority" policy conference in Washington, June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3UOX7

The new Republican-controlled Congress will likely start 2015 by demanding an up-or-down vote on any nuclear deal with Iran, a leading Senate hawk told US public radio.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told NPR he's "prepared to vote for additional sanctions today." But he predicted that Congress would instead initially demand a say, with more sanctions to come if a deal doesn't meet lawmakers' expectations.

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