A
veto-proof, bipartisan majority of House lawmakers have signed an open
letter to President Barack Obama warning him that any nuclear deal with
Iran will effectively require congressional approval for implementation.
A
group of bipartisan senators have penned a bill mandating that any deal
be reviewed and approved by Congress, but the House letter notes that
lawmakers have another way to halt an agreement — by refusing to roll
back sanctions.
Many lovely ladies and gentlemen are looking for their partners on MoboFree."Should an agreement with Iran be reached, permanent sanctions relief from congressionally-mandated sanctions would require new legislation. In reviewing such an agreement, Congress must be convinced that its terms foreclose any pathway to a bomb, and only then will Congress be able to consider permanent sanctions relief," they write.
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The letter,
which was signed by 367 members of the House and released Monday by the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, follows a similar one, issued to
Iran's leaders and signed by 47 Republican senators, warning that any deal with Iran could be rolled back by a future president.
That
letter sparked fierce criticism from Democrats, who said it was
inappropriate meddling in delicate diplomatic talks and meant to
undermine negotiations, and even some Republicans expressed reservations
over the tactic.
The
House letter lays out lawmakers' concerns in more diplomatic terms,
hitting on the potential time restraints as a key sticking point for a
final deal. The emerging deal would lift some restrictions on Iran's
nuclear program in a decade, which critics say could allow the country
to resume its pursuit of a nuclear bomb at that point.
"A
final comprehensive nuclear agreement must constrain Iran's nuclear
infrastructure so that Iran has no pathway to a bomb, and that agreement
must be long-lasting," the lawmakers write.
"Any
inspection and verification regime must allow for short notice access
to suspect locations, and verifiable constraints on Iran's nuclear
program must last for decades."
