President Barack Obama locked up enough U.S. Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress as Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski said Wednesday she will support the agreement.
Mikulski’s backing guarantees that if Congress votes to disapprove the deal this month and Obama vetoes that measure as he has said he will, the president will have the 34 Senate votes to keep Republicans from overriding. The Maryland senator isn’t seeking re-election in 2016.
In a statement, Mikulski said the agreement was “the best option available to block Iran from having a nuclear bomb.”
On Tuesday, announcements by Senators Chris Coons of Delaware and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania bought the president within one vote of the number he needed in the 100-member Senate.
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