Obama is getting his Iran deal around Congress, not through it

Published September 3, 2015 4:01am ET



On Wednesday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., announced her support for President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. This was significant because she is the 34th senator to announce she would be voting for it.

This means that even if the Senate manages to pass a bill blocking the deal later this month, it will lack the two-thirds support necessary to override a presidential veto.

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