Thrust Into Iran Bill Talks, Cardin Delivers

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrat listened as a firebrand Republican declared a bipartisan bill on Iran's nuclear program had "very little teeth." As the packed hearing room became quiet and tense, the Democrat did what his colleagues say he had done for over a week: He struck a conciliatory tone.

"I don't think we'll convince any administration, Democrat or Republican, that Congress should have any role in anything they do — we understand that," the Democratic senator quipped.

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