Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week President Barack Obama has “a great likelihood of success” in overcoming congressional opposition to his historic Iran nuclear deal. But as a growing number of Democrats have announced their opposition to the deal, Republicans are holding out hope to override a presidential veto.
Republicans in both the House and Senate are expected to uniformly reject the Iran deal when they vote in mid-September. But the GOP is also working to secure votes from Democrats to oppose the agreement and override an anticipated presidential veto.
So far, all 54 Senate Republicans are expected to support a resolution disapproving of the deal, and two top Senate Democrats have vowed to oppose the agreement.
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