Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is dismissing a House Republican attempt to kill the Iran nuclear deal by postponing a vote on the resolution of disapproval.
House conservatives say the 60 day review period has not elapsed yet because the administration has yet to submit paperwork detailing a "side deals" between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joined the conservative House members' movement calling the resolution a "show vote" and pressuring McConnell to delay the vote.
In a press conference McConnell said he will not delay the vote. "As I understand, once Sept. 17 passes is it not the case that the president will take the view that he is free to go forward," to lift sanctions he said.
McConnell called on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) to offer a more detailed rebuttal. "What is difficult to understand is what the next course of action is if you take that position and don't register bipartisan opposition today," Corker said.
The Senate resolution of disapproval is expected to fail because 42 Democratic senators have announced their support of the nuclear deal, giving them enough votes to support a filibuster.
Even if the Senate passes the resolution, President Obama is expected to veto it, and the Republicans would fall short of the two-thirds majority needed for a veto override. Corker said hold a bipartisan vote in support of the resolution of disapproval would be productive even if it does not reach the 60=vote threshold.
"That opens the door for the next president to look at this in a very different way. Bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate will have disapproved of what was negotiated," he said.
House conservatives say the 60 day review period has not elapsed yet because the administration has yet to submit paperwork detailing a "side deals" between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joined the conservative House members' movement calling the resolution a "show vote" and pressuring McConnell to delay the vote.
In a press conference McConnell said he will not delay the vote. "As I understand, once Sept. 17 passes is it not the case that the president will take the view that he is free to go forward," to lift sanctions he said.
McConnell called on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) to offer a more detailed rebuttal. "What is difficult to understand is what the next course of action is if you take that position and don't register bipartisan opposition today," Corker said.
The Senate resolution of disapproval is expected to fail because 42 Democratic senators have announced their support of the nuclear deal, giving them enough votes to support a filibuster.
Even if the Senate passes the resolution, President Obama is expected to veto it, and the Republicans would fall short of the two-thirds majority needed for a veto override. Corker said hold a bipartisan vote in support of the resolution of disapproval would be productive even if it does not reach the 60=vote threshold.
"That opens the door for the next president to look at this in a very different way. Bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate will have disapproved of what was negotiated," he said.