House Vote To Approve Iran Nuclear Deal Fails

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, shakes hands with Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.,, right, after speaking with reporters following the Senate vote on the Iran nuclear agreement on Capitol... Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, shakes hands with Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.,, right, after speaking with reporters following the Senate vote on the Iran nuclear agreement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. The House is continuing to flex its muscles on the Iran nuclear deal even though the Senate has already sealed its fate in Congress. Senate Democrats voted to uphold the hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, overcoming ferocious GOP opposition and delivering President Barack Obama a legacy-making victory on his top foreign policy priority. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House has gone on record against the Iran nuclear deal, but the symbolic vote will not stop President Barack Obama from implementing the agreement.

After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162 on Friday to reject the deal.

Senate Democrats voted on Thursday to uphold the accord with Iran, overcoming heavy GOP opposition to hand Obama a victory on his top foreign policy priority.

The Senate action guaranteed that any legislation disapproving the pact will never reach Obama’s desk.

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  1. Avatar for storm storm says:

    “The Senate action guaranteed that any legislation disapproving the pact will never reach Obama’s desk.”

    Why does this assessment sound too bigly?

  2. The Senate action guaranteed that any legislation disapproving the pact will never reach Obama’s desk.

  3. Avatar for dv01 dv01 says:

    We were all so busy watching the Trump shiny object that those millions spent on deceptive anti-deal commercials never resonated. :’-(

  4. Good thing.

    Reid??? Look at that face!!!

  5. With 162 voting to approve, it appears that the House had more than enough votes (+17) to sustain a presidential veto…

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