article_snippet: Secretary of State John Kerry spent five minutes of a Senate hearing excoriating a group of 47 Republicans who sent a highly unusual letter to the government of Iran warning that Insisted Congress could modify the terms of any nuclear deal
article_snippet: Insisted Congress negotiates with the White House. 'a highly unusual letter raises questions of judgment and policy,' Secretary of State John Kerry insisted, before Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker cut Secretary of State John Kerry off and scolded Secretary of State John Kerry for delivering 'a well-written speech.' '
article_snippet: Cotton, a freshman senator, does not sit on the Foreign Relations panel.
article_snippet: But Cotton's letter, also signed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and several Republican presidential hopefuls, was Exhibit A on Wednesday.
article_snippet: Arkansas freshman Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Iran's leaders and persuaded 46 other Republicans in Senate to sign Senate with Arkansas freshman Senator Tom Cotton .
article_snippet: : Kerry shook hands with new Defense Secretary Ash Carter (left) as protesters anticipated the start of Wednesday's hearing .
highlights_snippet: Secretary of State testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
  