Congress will vote this month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The deal aims to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for hundreds of billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions.
Republicans who control both chambers of Congress are unanimously opposed to the deal. They need a majority in the House and 60 of 100 votes in the Senate to pass the disapproval resolution.
If it does pass, President Barack Obama has pledged to veto it. At that point, opponents would need to muster two-thirds majorities in both the House and the Senate to override Obama's veto.
In the Senate, 34 senators — the number required to sustain the president's veto — have announced they support the deal. Forty-one votes would be required to filibuster the disapproval resolution in the first place and prevent it from passing.
Here's a breakdown of where the 46 members of the Democratic caucus stand:
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SUPPORT - 34
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Sherrod Brown
Tom Carper
Bob Casey
Chris Coons
Joe Donnelly
Dick Durbin
Dianne Feinstein
Al Franken
Kirsten Gillibrand
Martin Heinrich
Mazie Hirono
Tim Kaine
Angus King
Amy Klobuchar
Ed Markey
Claire McCaskill
Jeff Merkley
Barbara Mikulski
Chris Murphy
Patty Murray
Bill Nelson
Jack Reed
Harry Reid
Bernie Sanders
Brian Schatz
Jeanne Shaheen
Debbie Stabenow
Jon Tester
Tom Udall
Elizabeth Warren
Sheldon Whitehouse
OPPOSED - 2
Robert Menendez
UNDECLARED - 10
Michael Bennet
Richard Blumenthal
Cory Booker
Maria Cantwell
Ben Cardin
Heidi Heitkamp
Joe Manchin
Gary Peters
Ron Wyden
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