Senators Michael Bennet (D. CO) & Gary Peters (D. MI) were the most recent Democratic Senator who were on the fence and has come out in support of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The four Democrats voting against are Senators Chuck Schumer (D. NY), Ben Cardin (D. MD), Bob Menendez (D. NJ) and Joe Manchicn (D. WV). THere are still a few hold outs and one of them is up for re-election next year:Sen. Richard Blumenthal Tuesday said he would support the historic nuclear agreement with Iran."I will vote to support the proposed agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program and against the resolution of disapproval before the Senate. My two paramount goals have been to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and do so by peaceful means. I believe the proposed agreement, using diplomacy, not military force, is the best path now available to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran," he said.
"While this is not the agreement I would have accepted at the negotiating table, it is better than no deal at all. And it can be made even better through unilateral American action and collaboration with our European allies." - Hartford Courant, 9/8/15
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Lets put some pressure on these two Democratic Senators, especially Wyden who faces re-election next year. Below are their contact information:Maria Cantwell (Wash.) @SenatorCantwell“It’s a really busy time around here and people are trying to do other things,” Cantwell told Politico shortly before the August recess. “And so if you don’t have to decide in the next two days, then people will take their time.” Cantwell has given no other public indication of how she’ll vote.
Ron Wyden (Ore.) @RonWyden
“I said all along I was skeptical that Iran’s leaders would agree to dismantle their nuclear weapons program and I have questions about whether this agreement accomplishes that, particularly in light of Iran’s history on this issue," Wyden said on July 14. "However, I will use my seat on the Senate Intelligence Committee to thoroughly review the details."
Wyden, who is Jewish, is up for re-election in 2016 and has been a top recipient of funding from pro-Israel groups, the most powerful of which oppose the Iran deal. However, Wyden abided by the Obama administration’s requests to hold off on new sanctions. - Huffington Post, 9/8/15
Wyden: (202) 224-5244
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Cantwell: (202) 224-3441
http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/...
UPDATE: Wydne no longer a fence sitter, he's now a supporter:
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, one of the last undecided Democratic senators on the Iran nuclear deal, announced Tuesday that he would support the pact despite his distrust of the Iranian regime."This agreement with the duplicitous and untrustworthy Iranian regime falls short of what I had envisioned," Wyden said in a statement, "however I have decided the alternatives are even more dangerous."
Wyden, a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had expressed concerns about the Iran deal shortly after the final agreement was announced by negotiators on July 14. The pact, involving Iran and six world powers, is aimed at preventing the Mideastern country from developing nuclear weapons.
Wyden has said that he was skeptical that Iran would abandon its efforts to build nuclear arms and was concerned that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the country billions of dollars it could divert to terrorism.
However, at the same time, Wyden said he is typically a strong supporter of diplomacy over war, and he has repeatedly noted that in 2002 he was just one of 23 senators voting against authorizing U.S. military force in Iraq. - The Oregonian, 9/8/15
