With Obama’s backing, Senate panel OKs Iran measure

By

John T. Bennett

Committee ranking member Senator Benjamin Cardin(R),D-MD, listens as committee chairman Senator Bob Corker (C),R-TN, speaks with Senator John Barrasso(L),R-WY, during a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill April 14, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee met to debate and vote on S.615, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that would establish a framework for Congress to examine and vote on a potential agreement with Iran over its nuclear program.