Posted on 12/01/2023 9:03:30 AM PST by algore
President Biden is facing a humiliating foreign policy setback as $6 billion he used to leverage the release of five imprisoned Americans from Iran could be frozen.
Lawmakers including members of Biden's own party voted on Thursday to approve a bill that would permanently freeze the funds, which were unfrozen by the White House in September as part of a controversial deal.
The bill, named the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, passed in a 307 to 119 vote - which was approved by almost every Republican and 90 Democrats.
The legislation would prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from accessing the funds via sanctions, and now heads to the Senate.
It comes as Republicans have heaped pressure on the White House to U-turn on unfreezing the $6 billion in the wake of Hamas' October 7 attacks, with Iran a principal supporter of the terrorist group.
The prisoners-for-cash deal sparked controversy in September as it coincided with the anniversary of 9/11, as five hostages were released after the money was transferred to Qatar, which acted as an intermediary for the funds.
The US citizens held in the nation were accused of espionage on behalf of the US government in Iran, and five Iranian citizens held in the US were also released as part of the deal.
The deal had been months in the works and was long expected, but Republicans reacted with fury - with Donald Trump saying the money would pay for terrorism and calling Biden an 'incompetent fool', and Ron DeSantis accusing Biden of 'selling out on America.'
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, who introduced Thursday's bill, said after his bill was approved in the House: 'If they won't do it, then we will.'
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And we wonder why Iran who had a democratically elected govt before we overthrew it hates us and calls us names.
Criminal embarrassed? đ
We used to call people that gave aid to oor enemiea Traitors.
President Biden is facing a humiliating foreign policy setback.
Wait a minute, I thought we have ALWAYS BEEN TOLD that Joey Biden was an expert at Foreign Policy and his 50 years in the Senate is the proof he uses to make that claim.
Oh my Bad. Joey has been on the WRONG SIDE of foreign policy for his ENTIRE 50 years in the Senate. So I guess that being Consistently WRONG does make him a Expert is some circles. Yea, the RETARTED ONES!!!!
Keystone Cops.
The criminal is “embarrassed”? Not a snowball’s chance.
The bill goes to the Senate and then to the embarrassed POTUS himself for signature. And there’s another snowball’s chance.
Lastly, shouldn’t this be a SHOCKING embarrassment? This is the DM, after all.
That this still exists is the ultimate evidence of a completely collapsed, useless and evil Republican party. This party needs to be abolished. Do not vote for any Republican that has served in national office.
"Biden faces embarrassment over $6billion Iran hostage deal as Republicans AND Democrats vote to permanently freeze funds [??? emphasis added]"
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponentâs Argument
I wonder what Biden is going to put into the constitutionally required veto explanation.
How can a mentally decrepit drooling idiot be embarrassed? About anything?
The RATs in the Senate will goose-step this into the dust
Biden cannot get in the plane without help. He is unfit for office.
The bill, named the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, passed in a 307 to 119 vote.
When the feds an audit this time going to be a lot more money missing.
Biden isn’t running anything - so ‘who is’ should have been addressed directly and answered long long ago...
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