Kaine: Iran bill proof bipartisanship lives

The House of Representative easily passed legislation today that gives Congress a chance to review any nuclear deal with Iran, as The Chicago Tribune reports here.

It had already passed the Senate, and president Obama is expected to sign it.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, was pretty heavily involved in this bill, and put out this statement following the vote:

“I’m thrilled that overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress have now committed to a constructive process for review of a final nuclear agreement  with Iran.  It was an honor to work with Senators Corker, Cardin, Graham, Menendez and others to arrive at a compromise that many didn’t believe was possible at the outset of negotiations. The bill being sent to the President’s desk is proof that Congress can act in a bipartisan way to assert an appropriate Congressional role on a critical matter of foreign policy. I challenge my colleagues to demonstrate the same courage by passing an Authorization for Use of Military Force against ISIL.”

Kaine has been vocal about an AUMF it for a while, calling Congress' lack of action "cowardly and shameful" earlier this month.

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