Congress to vote on toned-down Iran sanctions bill

Senate bill doesn’t mandate what a nuclear deal should look like, undercutting sanctions opponents.
Senator Robert Menendez(L),D-NJ, and Senator Lindsey Graham ,R-SC, walk on Capitol Hill January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. The 114th Congress convened today with Republicans taking majority control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sens. Robert Menendez (L), D-N.J., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 6, 2015. - Getty Images/Brendan Smialowski
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Julian Pecquet
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The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote Jan. 22 on a watered-down Iran sanctions bill.

The bipartisan legislation requires a nuclear deal by this summer but doesn’t mandate what it must look like, greatly improving its chances of getting a veto-proof majority.

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