Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) suggested Tuesday that the Iran nuclear deal will survive the Senate, handing President Obama a needed foreign policy victory.
“The president will have the support to sustain a veto, ” Cardin told students at Johns Hopkins University, according to The Washington Post.
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Currently 31 senators have backed the Iran deal. The president will need 34 senators to support it and uphold his veto of a resolution of disapproval. Cardin, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, is one of roughly a dozen undecided Democrats crucial to getting the deal across the finish line.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), also a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, will announce his decision on Tuesday, while Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) is expected to announce his decision this week.