WASHINGTON – Democrats in the House of Representatives are suggesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postpone his speech to a joint session of Congress until after the Israeli election on March 17.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said it was “not appropriate” for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to invite Netanyahu without first notifying the White House – a move that angered the Obama administration.
Netanyahu is expected to advocate for a different policy on Iran that the president has thus far pursued.
“Such a presentation could send the wrong message in terms of giving diplomacy a chance,” Pelosi said. She spoke with Netanyahu by phone on Wednesday.
Other Democrats on the Hill began circulating a letter for co-signers on Wednesday suggesting the speech be postponed.
The March 3 address would be “harmful for three reasons,” the letter reads: “It undermines the president’s foreign policy, it puts a close ally in the middle of a domestic political debate, and it elevates a candidate in a foreign election.”
Netanyahu says he will speak anywhere, at any time, to drive home his message on the dangers posed by a nuclear Iran. World powers seek to clinch a political framework agreement by March 31.
Ten Democrats in the Senate joined their Republican colleagues this week declaring support for a new “trigger” sanctions bill on Iran. In a letter to the president sent on Wednesday, they agreed to hold off on a vote on the legislation until March 24.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said it was “not appropriate” for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to invite Netanyahu without first notifying the White House – a move that angered the Obama administration.
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Didn't Nancy go overseas and meet with some "leader" while GWB was in office? She's just trying to appease her petty tyrant excuse of a boss here.yep Assad.