White House Doubles Down on Sept. 17 Iran Deadline – Roll Call

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White House Doubles Down on Sept. 17 Iran Deadline

By Thomas McKinless

Posted September 10, 2015 at 8:16pm

By Thomas McKinless

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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday that the Republicans’ opportunity to defeat the Iran nuclear deal will soon be over. “They essentially had 60 days to play the spoiler, and if votes go the way that we think that they will … Congress’ opportunity to play that role will expire next week,” Earnest said.

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