Republicans #39; Open Letter to Iran Stirs Controversy
Forty-seven Republican senators started a political firestorm with an open letter to Iran warning that any nuclear deal made with the Obama administration could be undone by a future U.S. president...
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HARTFORD, Conn. State Senate Republicans want to set aside up to $5 million from the state's $250 million small business program to help provide micro-loans to urban entrepreneurs, saying Thursday that more jobs are needed to help Connecticut's struggling cities.
They also voiced support for much of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's "Second Chance Society" proposals, with some modifications. They agreed that people re-entering society from prison should be provided with opportunities for success and that mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses should be eliminated.
Those positions are part of a new urban agenda being offered during this year's General Assembly session by the GOP caucus. It comes after Senate Republicans announced in December they hired an urban affairs director to help relay the needs of minority groups to the caucus while sharing GOP policy ideas with urban communities.
"We believe the strength of our state depends on the strength of our cities," said Senate Minority Leader Leonard Fasano, R-North Haven, who has acknowledged that Republicans have struggled to penetrate cities with the party's message.
The GOP's proposed "CT Fast Funds" program calls for local banks to provide small business loans, ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, to startups. The state would provide a 70 percent loan guarantee. The plan also includes tax credits for investors and employment training for ex-offenders.
Some Senate Democrats questioned the GOP's commitment, saying Republican lawmakers opposed increases in the minimum wage and opposed the Earned Income Tax Credit program.
"It's nice that the Republicans have finally noticed that there are cities in Connecticut," said Sen. Ed Gomes, a Bridgeport Democrat.
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Story highlights White House, many Republicans disagree over deal terminology, requirements At some point, Congress will weigh in on some aspect of a prospective agreement
According to the White House, only if the President of the United States says it is.
That's infuriating Republicans and even some Democrats, who are demanding that the Obama administration submit any final nuclear deal with Iran to Congress for approval.
"This is clearly a treaty," Arizona Sen. John McCain told reporters Tuesday. "They can call it a banana, but it's a treaty."
Kerry denounces GOP letter to Iran leaders
The GOP position could jeopardize the long-term survival of any Iran deal, and it represents the party's newest clash with President Barack Obama over the limits of executive authority, as Republicans object to a pact they warn could eventually give Tehran a nuclear bomb.
It's that skepticism that has largely led the White House to define the deal as a "nonbinding agreement" rather than a "treaty," which the Constitution requires Senate "advice and consent" on.
The distinction -- and whether it can legitimately be used to shut out Congress -- turns on complicated and unresolved questions of constitutional law. While Republicans call foul, the administration defends the differentiation as perfectly sound, and no surprise.
Secretary of State John Kerry stressed Wednesday that the administration never intended to negotiate a treaty.
"We've been clear from the beginning. We're not negotiating a 'legally binding plan.' We're negotiating a plan that will have in it a capacity for enforcement," he said at a Senate hearing.
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