Tom Cotton in Almanac of American Politics

On War & Peace: Authored deal requiring Congress' input on Iran nuke deal

[In 2015], the senator authored a controversial letter to Iran's leaders in attempt to head off what he saw as the White House negotiating a bad nuclear deal with Iran. Signed by 47 GOP senators, the letter warned Iran's leaders that an agreement with President Obama without congressional approval was nothing more than an executive agreement that could be undone by a future by future president or Congress. The letter infuriated White House officials as an inappropriate interference in the conduct of foreign policy. "The only thing unprecedented is in American president negotiating a nuclear deal with the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism without submitting it to Congress," Cotton countered. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the plan for congressional review of an agreement.

The letter, written after Cotton had been senator for 65 days, underscored his outspoken, unapologetically bold approach, and made it clear that he is not going to hold back despite his junior status.

Source: Almanac of American Politics on 2020 Arkansas Senate race Oct 5, 2015

The above quotations are from Almanac of American Politics, by Grant Ujifusa and Michael Barone. Click here for other excerpts from Almanac of American Politics, by Grant Ujifusa and Michael Barone. Click here for other excerpts by Tom Cotton. Click here for a profile of Tom Cotton.
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