Kerry’s Pitch on Iran Deal Falls Flat With Skeptics in Congress
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the press with Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra (unseen) during a press conference as part of the US/ Algeria Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, DC on April 8, 2015.
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Lawmakers skeptical about an Iran nuclear deal said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s plea for more time to complete an agreement did little to dissuade them from insisting that Congress must review any final plan.
After a two-hour private briefing Monday for House members on the Iran deal by Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, several Republicans said Congress deserves a vote and that many questions about the framework for an accord are unresolved.