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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent record $1.7 million as it lobbied Congress to review Iran deal

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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent what appears to be a record $1.67 million during the first half of the year as it lobbied Congress to enact legislation giving lawmakers the ability to review an Iran nuclear deal, which the group strongly opposes.

The bill cleared the House and Senate in May and was signed into law by President Obama. It established a 60-day period for Congress to consider the agreement. Earlier this month, the United States and five other world powers struck a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions in exchange for relief from sanctions.

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The congressional review period began on Monday after the administration submitted the required documents to Congress.

Republicans have been highly critical of the deal and many Democrats have expressed concerns or made clear they are not yet ready to endorse the agreement.

But while Congress can vote to reject the pact, it will take a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate to override a presidential veto of any attempt to derail the deal.

The $1.67 million that AIPAC spent so far this year is more than the group has ever spent on direct lobbying during a six-month period — at least in the last 16 years, according to lobbying records in the Senate Office of Public Records database, which date back to 1999.

An AIPAC spokesman declined to comment.

AIPAC has long maintained a lobbying presence in Washington, spending at least $2 million annually for the last several years. But the group’s spending in 2015 is on track to surpass that figure. And it is funneling resources to support Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran, a new 501(c)4 group that is expected to spend around $20 million on advertising and campaigns in up to 40 states to get opponents of the Iran deal to pressure their representatives in Congress.


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The Russians, Chinese, Japanese, and Indians can all line up at the cash register and pay for the congress they have bought and paid, but we fought a revolution where average colonist were exploited, and instead of British Wealth, we have foreign wealth buying and exploiting our nation.  The worst part is that we send three billion dollars of aid to Israel, so in one sense, it is our own damn money which is corrupting our Congress.  Israel is a valued friend, but they have lost their mind to think that America is going to war with Iran.  It is like a dear and cherished neighbor who approaches your children and asks the children to demand your parents to whack my wife........huh........well yea.......she is a nasty bitch and she is a threat to everybody in the neighborhood......counseling....my asz....you are wasting your time....we need to whack her.   Those type of friends and neighbors will shortly see some distance in that relationship......entirely unnecessary and not very smart.  Israel has always mastered strategic planning and this is a "historical mistake".....

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2seaoat wrote:The Russians, Chinese, Japanese, and Indians can all line up at the cash register and pay for the congress they have bought and paid, but we fought a revolution where average colonist were exploited, and instead of British Wealth, we have foreign wealth buying and exploiting our nation.  The worst part is that we send three billion dollars of aid to Israel, so in one sense, it is our own damn money which is corrupting our Congress.  Israel is a valued friend, but they have lost their mind to think that America is going to war with Iran.  It is like a dear and cherished neighbor who approaches your children and asks the children to demand your parents to whack my wife........huh........well yea.......she is a nasty bitch and she is a threat to everybody in the neighborhood......counseling....my asz....you are wasting your time....we need to whack her.   Those type of friends and neighbors will shortly see some distance in that relationship......entirely unnecessary and not very smart.  Israel has always mastered strategic planning and this is a "historical mistake".....

Israel gets way more than $3 billion from Congress each year, Seaoat; they get $3 bil in military aid, and another $2 bil in economic aid annually. In addition, just about any cost they incur outside of that roughly $5 Billion, they present to Congress for payment. They are the consummate spoiled child with a trust-fund.

Amidst all of the whining about the alleged Iranian plans to make nuclear bombs--please note that I use the words "alleged." Nobody has proof that Iran has or intends to make nuclear bombs. With all of the fearmongering by Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran's intentions, Israel continues a nuclear program with intentions of becoming one of the world's foremost nuclear powers. Israel has done things that would get Iran erased from the planet, and all our wingnuts do is make excuses for them.

Here is just one example:


Did Israel steal bomb-grade uranium from the United States?

http://thebulletin.org/did-israel-steal-bomb-grade-uranium-united-states7056

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ZVUGKTUBM wrote:
2seaoat wrote:The Russians, Chinese, Japanese, and Indians can all line up at the cash register and pay for the congress they have bought and paid, but we fought a revolution where average colonist were exploited, and instead of British Wealth, we have foreign wealth buying and exploiting our nation.  The worst part is that we send three billion dollars of aid to Israel, so in one sense, it is our own damn money which is corrupting our Congress.  Israel is a valued friend, but they have lost their mind to think that America is going to war with Iran.  It is like a dear and cherished neighbor who approaches your children and asks the children to demand your parents to whack my wife........huh........well yea.......she is a nasty bitch and she is a threat to everybody in the neighborhood......counseling....my asz....you are wasting your time....we need to whack her.   Those type of friends and neighbors will shortly see some distance in that relationship......entirely unnecessary and not very smart.  Israel has always mastered strategic planning and this is a "historical mistake".....

Israel gets way more than $3 billion from Congress each year, Seaoat; they get $3 bil in military aid, and another $2 bil in economic aid annually. In addition, just about any cost they incur outside of that roughly $5 Billion, they present to Congress for payment. They are the consummate spoiled child with a trust-fund.

Amidst all of the whining about the alleged Iranian plans to make nuclear bombs--please note that I use the words "alleged." Nobody has proof that Iran has or intends to make nuclear bombs. With all of the fearmongering by Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran's intentions, Israel continues a nuclear program with intentions of becoming one of the world's foremost nuclear powers. Israel has done things that would get Iran erased from the planet, and all our wingnuts do is make excuses for them.

Here is just one example:


Did Israel steal bomb-grade uranium from the United States?

http://thebulletin.org/did-israel-steal-bomb-grade-uranium-united-states7056

With "friends" like Israel who needs enemies.....they are a corrupting force and proud of it...

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