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Congress gets its say on Iran deal

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing the week of April 13
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) (L), along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R), speaks at a news conference after the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2015. The White House has said President Barack Obama would veto the Iran Nuclear Review Act, which was introduced by Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the panel, to require Obama to

WASHINGTON — The long-awaited, much-delayed day is here: Congress is finally getting its say on President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is slated to vote April 14 on legislation from Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., that would mandate congressional review of the deal. Lawmakers on the committee have filed no fewer than 52 amendments, guaranteeing a lively debate on the most controversial foreign policy issue before Congress.

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