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Can Congress compromise on bipartisan Iran sanctions law?

Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders say they're getting closer to an agreement on non-nuclear sanctions.
Iranian-made Emad missile is displayed during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.   - RTX26GRZ
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Key senators say they're getting closer to unveiling bipartisan Iran sanctions legislation in the wake of repeated ballistic missile launches. 

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., indicated March 6 that the panel was getting closer to an agreement after months of internal negotiations with Democrats, including ranking member Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., both of whom voted against the deal. Democrats, however, made clear that the price of their support will be a tacit acknowledgment that President Barack Obama's nuclear pact should be given a chance to work. 

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