Christie to lobby Booker on Iran, with billionaire Adelson's help
Source: nj.com
Gov. Chris Christie, left, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, before their press conference in Annapolis July 15.
Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on August 25, 2015 at 7:45 AM
WASHINGTON Gov. Chris Christie vowed last month to lobby U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to oppose an agreement curbing Iran's nuclear program for more than a decade in exchange for relaxing economic sanctions.
On Tuesday, he will do just that.
Christie, a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is to appear at Rutgers University in New Brunswick to urge Booker (D-N.J.) and the two other undecided members of the New Jersey congressional delegation to oppose the deal championed by President Obama.
Scheduled to join Christie at the press conference are Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, founder of the World Values Network; Ben Chouake, president of the pro-Israel political action committee NORPAC; and Rabbi Shalom Baum of Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, the group of Orthodox rabbis.
Both Boteach and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), one of only two Democratic senators so far to oppose the agreement, have received financial support from casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, chief executive of Las Vegas Sands and a strong supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes the Iran deal.........................
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bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)Maybe I'm mistaken
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)This article is from yesterday and shows where everyone in the senate currently stands:
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/iran-nuclear-talks/whip-count-n413231
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)this is the same guy who kissed the ass of Bain Capital and really doesn't care what liberals/progressives think. No way is he going to defy AIPAC.
underpants
(182,883 posts)That's how he got the DA job and his political career began.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Party plank that the Bibi-lovers are burning up before our eyes.
Once again it is religion over reason for some.
dsc
(52,166 posts)both of those were a whole lot of religion in politics. I don't think opposing the deal is the right thing to do, but I don't think those who do it for religious reasons are any different than those who don't.
winstars
(4,220 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)is suspect. Booker should know he should show the pres respect way over Crispy Creme Christie