article_snippet: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Republican, center, is flanked by the committee's ranking member, Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, right, and Sen. James Risch, a Republican, as Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Republican, center listen to Secretary of State John Kerry, center, back to camera, testify on Capitol Hill last week.
article_snippet: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Republican, center are the chief sponsors of one of the bills that would restrict the executive branch's negotiating authority .
article_snippet: I think it's interesting that we've had so much talk about process, just like we've had talk about process with Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech, rather than dealing with the substance,' the Mississippi Republican asserted, referring to House Republican leadership's end run around House earlier this year when House Republican leadership's end invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
article_snippet: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks it was 'fair' for Republicans to explain that Congress will be involved in process with Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech one way or another. '
article_snippet: The administration would like to have a distraction, but the point is the subject of the matter,' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. '
article_snippet: Apparently, The administration is on the cusp of entering into a very bad deal with one of the worst regimes in the world.'
article_snippet: Obama's chief of staff Denis McDonough again told Corker, a sponsor of the 60-day review bill along with predecessor Menendez, in a Saturday note that the president would not sign legislation usurping the president ability to unilaterally approve these types of agreements with foreign governments.
article_snippet: Denis McDonough said in the letter to Corker that The White House has 'welcomed Congress’ important role' in talks before essentially instructing the legislative branch to butt out.
article_snippet: On Monday, The White House reiterated The White House stance that Congress has thoroughly been consulted during negotiations and vowed to continue involving the legislature when the time comes to talk about removing sanctions on Iran.
article_snippet: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday it was 'unrealistic' for The White House to think that Congress wouldn't have a say in any dealings with Iran, however. '
article_snippet: I have supported negotiations to this point, but any deal that touches upon the congressional statutory sanctions is gonna get a review of Congress, and the only question is are you going to have a constructive, deliberate bipartisan process, or are you going to be rushed and partisan,'
article_snippet: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said on Meet the Pressthe Press.