Wisdom of Iran Deal Questioned, Roby Says

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As the White House aggressively lobbies Members of Congress to support its nuclear agreement with Iran, more cracks in their arguments are being exposed, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) said Thursday.

Obama Administration officials are attempting to explain recent revelations of secret "side deals" between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency that were not submitted to Congress. Roby, who attended a classified briefing led by Secretary of State John Kerry, said afterward that the tactics being deployed on Capitol Hill are not gaining the White House significant support.

"Well first of all, this is a bad deal; there's no question about that," Roby said. "If President Obama thought that sending Secretary Kerry to Congress to sell this deal would make it better, he is gravely mistaken."

Instead of building support based on the merits of the deal itself, Secretary Kerry tried to "lecture' Members of Congress using false choices and scare tactics. She said those like her who are opposed to this Iran nuclear deal would work to raise bi-partisan opposition to defeat it.

"We're going to work very hard to make sure we not only have the votes to disapprove it but that we also have the votes to override a presidential veto. This is about our national security interests right here in the United States, as well as the security of our friends and allies in other parts of the world.

"No deal is better than a bad deal."

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