Senator Collins becomes Obama's last GOP hope on Iran nuclear agreement
Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has yet to take a position on the Iran nuclear agreement, has become President Barack Obama's last hope for the party's support of the accord.
An aide to Collins said on Tuesday that she is still undecided to vote for or against the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was concluded by Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in Vienna last month.
“At this time, Sen. Collins is still gathering a lot of information and has not reached a final decision,” the aide said.
Collins “remains concerned about several aspects of the agreement,” the aide added, while noting that the senator has been “meeting with people on both sides of this very complex and important issue.”
She became the last Republican to decide on the issue after Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska announced on Friday that she would oppose the agreement.
Blaise Misztal, the director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s national security program, said, “I don’t think [Collins is] going to feel that compunction to have to break with her party on the deal.”
“Sen. Collins is quite frequently concerned with good governance and good process,” Misztal said. “I could see her not wanting this deal to have to go to a presidential veto.”
The Obama administration is trying hard to gather support for the international agreement with Iran ahead of next month’s vote by Congress.
The president needs the support of 34 Senate Democrats to sustain a presidential veto if Congress rejects the agreement.
Most Republicans, including at least two prominent Senate Democrats, have opposed the agreement. Despite the opposition, however, political analysts do not believe there will be enough votes to override Obama’s veto of a congressional resolution against the deal.
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