To: Rep. Darren Soto (FL-9), Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Sen. Marco Rubio (FL-1)
Grayson & Wasserman Schultz: Stand w/Nelson & Murphy to Back #IranDeal
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As Democrats, we urge Rep. & Senate candidate Alan Grayson and Rep. and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stand with Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. & Senate candidate Patrick Murphy to back the Iran deal.
Why is this important?
The Washington Post has reported that 34 Democratic Senators have committed to support the Iran nuclear deal, meaning that Republican efforts to kill the deal have failed. [1] This is a crucial victory for peace and diplomacy.
But that still leaves the question of what kind of people we want to lead the Democratic Party. This isn’t likely to be the last time that America faces a choice between war and diplomacy. In 2002, key Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer voted for Bush’s Iraq war, even though international diplomatic efforts to avoid war had not run their course. Today, even though Chuck Schumer is one of just two Senate Democrats opposing the Iran deal, some people still think Schumer should be the next leader of Senate Democrats.
Alan Grayson wants to be a Democratic Senator. But The Hill lists him as one of just two House Democrats “Leaning No” on the Iran deal. [2] His Democratic Senate primary opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has come out in support of the deal. [3] Florida’s Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, supports the deal. [4] But Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is chair of the Democratic National Committee [5], is “unclear/undecided,” according to The Hill. [6]
Urge Grayson and Wasserman Schultz to join Sen. Nelson and Rep. Murphy in backing diplomacy, not war, by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/14/whip-count-where-the-senate-stands-on-the-iran-deal/
2. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250261-the-hills-whip-list-house-dems-divided-on-iran-deal
3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/patrick-murphy-iran-deal_55e49fa9e4b0b7a96339d960
4. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/14/whip-count-where-the-senate-stands-on-the-iran-deal/
5. http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/debbie-wasserman-schultz-iran-deal-position/
6. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250261-the-hills-whip-list-house-dems-divided-on-iran-deal
But that still leaves the question of what kind of people we want to lead the Democratic Party. This isn’t likely to be the last time that America faces a choice between war and diplomacy. In 2002, key Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer voted for Bush’s Iraq war, even though international diplomatic efforts to avoid war had not run their course. Today, even though Chuck Schumer is one of just two Senate Democrats opposing the Iran deal, some people still think Schumer should be the next leader of Senate Democrats.
Alan Grayson wants to be a Democratic Senator. But The Hill lists him as one of just two House Democrats “Leaning No” on the Iran deal. [2] His Democratic Senate primary opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has come out in support of the deal. [3] Florida’s Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, supports the deal. [4] But Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is chair of the Democratic National Committee [5], is “unclear/undecided,” according to The Hill. [6]
Urge Grayson and Wasserman Schultz to join Sen. Nelson and Rep. Murphy in backing diplomacy, not war, by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/14/whip-count-where-the-senate-stands-on-the-iran-deal/
2. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250261-the-hills-whip-list-house-dems-divided-on-iran-deal
3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/patrick-murphy-iran-deal_55e49fa9e4b0b7a96339d960
4. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/14/whip-count-where-the-senate-stands-on-the-iran-deal/
5. http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/debbie-wasserman-schultz-iran-deal-position/
6. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250261-the-hills-whip-list-house-dems-divided-on-iran-deal