article_snippet: Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) a bill he is drafting is working on legislation that would force the Obama Administration to submit any deal reached with Iran for a vote by Congress.  
article_snippet: As the U.S. and Iran prepare for the next round of negotiations this coming week, there has been a growing debate between Republicans on Capitol Hill and the Obama Administration about how much authority Congress has regarding the fate of the agreement.
article_snippet: "legislation that would force the Obama Administration to submit any deal reached with Iran for a vote by Congress goes well beyond ensuring that Congress has a role to play in any deal with Iran.
article_snippet: Instead, legislation that would force the Obama Administration to submit any deal reached with Iran for a vote by Congress would potentially prevent any deal from succeeding by suggesting that Congress must vote to 'approve' any deal and by removing existing sanctions waiver authorities that have already been granted to the President," McDonough wrote.
article_snippet: "On this issue where Congress has played such a vital role, I believe it is very important that Congress appropriately weigh in before any final agreement is implemented.
article_snippet: The chief of staff told Corker, "The Administration's request to Congress is simple: let us complete the negotiations before Congress acts on legislation" and added "us will aggressively seek public and congressional support for a deal -- if we reach one -- because we believe a good deal is far better than the alternatives available to the United States.
article_snippet: a separate letter sent to Iran's leadership and signed by 47 Republican senators maintained that a future president could reverse some of what is agreed to in these ongoing negotiations and said any agreement reached would need congressional approval.
article_snippet: Non-binding agreements -- like the deal we are negotiating with Iran...are an essential element of international diplomacy and do not require congressional approval," McDonough said.
article_snippet: It is completely without precedent, and it is almost inevitable it will raise questions in the minds of the folks with whom we are negotiating.
highlights_snippet: A Republican senator is drafting legislation to allow Congress to vote on negotiations with Iran .
  