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Search results for "Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran"

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Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:
"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
By Allison Colburn• October 19, 2017
Bill Cassidy stated on June 05, 2014 in a statement on his website:
"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."
By Steve Contorno• June 16, 2014
Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.:
"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."
By Warren Fiske• August 31, 2015
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:
On Iran sanctions
By Dave Umhoefer• October 14, 2012
Lynn Westmoreland stated on September 11, 2015 in press release:
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct."
By Nancy Badertscher• October 13, 2015
X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet:
"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."
By Tom Kertscher• February 27, 2020
Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011
Rick Scott stated on April 30, 2018 in a press release:
Says Bill Nelson "voted against requiring Iran to recognize Israel and release American hostages."
By Allison Graves• May 4, 2018
Lynn Jenkins stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference:
In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats.  
By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2014
Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."
By Lauren Carroll• March 29, 2015
Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'':
Republicans tried to block the deficit commission.
By Lukas Pleva• August 18, 2010
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet:
"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"
By Dan Clark• May 24, 2018
Dave McCormick stated on August 25, 2024 in a TV ad:
Sen. Bob Casey “voted to sell American oil to China.”
By Caleb McCullough• August 28, 2024
Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."  
By Alan Gathright, Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2016
Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters:
"Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."
By Lauren Carroll• September 25, 2014
Graham Platner stated on June 09, 2026 in a primary night speech:
Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”
By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2026
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:
"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
By Becky Bowers• February 24, 2012
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 08, 2013 in a press release:
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2013
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.:
The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies."
By Dan Clark• August 5, 2016
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America stated on April 07, 2015 in an ad:
"Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran."
By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2015

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