White House spokesman Josh Earnest dismissed an effort by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to prevent future U.S. purchases of heavy water from Iran.
“I’m not aware of what sort of impact this could potentially have,” Earnest told reporters Tuesday. “I guess I would suggest that if he has genuine concerns about this, maybe he can just write another letter to the supreme leader and see how far that gets him.”
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