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Gold Member
- Feb 26, 2012
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AIPAC the Israeli/American political action committee is pulling all its strings for the Interests of a Foreign Power Israel against our-own...The insidious power of money political contributions by the wealthy few over the interests of our very lives.
Its sickening.
AIPAC administration battle over Iran nuclear deal - CNNPolitics.com
..."From our perspective, this is one of the most significant mobilization efforts in our organization's history," said an official from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the lobbying group leading the anti-deal charge. "It is certainly the most important issue in a generation and we are fully engaged."
AIPAC, like other opponents of the deal, is calling for lawmakers to vote against the deal when a 60-day review period ends on September 17. The Republican-controlled Congress likely has the votes to pass a resolution of disapproval, which would block the deal. But Obama has promised to veto it, and Republicans would need to attract support from several Democrats to override it.
AIPAC officials say they expect their 100,000 members to meet with every member of Congress before the vote, in home districts and recess town halls as well as in Washington.
On Wednesday several hundred AIPAC members met in Washington with more than 400 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and on both sides of the issue.
AIPAC has also formed a tax-exempt lobbying group to rally opposition to the deal. Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran has recruited several prominent Democratic operatives, including pollster Mark Mellman and media consultant Mark Putnam, and former Democratic lawmakers including Sens. Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu and Joseph Lieberman to sit on its advisory committee...
Its sickening.
AIPAC administration battle over Iran nuclear deal - CNNPolitics.com
..."From our perspective, this is one of the most significant mobilization efforts in our organization's history," said an official from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the lobbying group leading the anti-deal charge. "It is certainly the most important issue in a generation and we are fully engaged."
AIPAC, like other opponents of the deal, is calling for lawmakers to vote against the deal when a 60-day review period ends on September 17. The Republican-controlled Congress likely has the votes to pass a resolution of disapproval, which would block the deal. But Obama has promised to veto it, and Republicans would need to attract support from several Democrats to override it.
AIPAC officials say they expect their 100,000 members to meet with every member of Congress before the vote, in home districts and recess town halls as well as in Washington.
On Wednesday several hundred AIPAC members met in Washington with more than 400 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and on both sides of the issue.
AIPAC has also formed a tax-exempt lobbying group to rally opposition to the deal. Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran has recruited several prominent Democratic operatives, including pollster Mark Mellman and media consultant Mark Putnam, and former Democratic lawmakers including Sens. Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu and Joseph Lieberman to sit on its advisory committee...