Last summer, amid talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 countries, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and four Republican co-sponsors introduced a bill that would have required any deal agreed to by the parties to be reviewed by Congress under “expedited procedures”—special rules that ease a measure’s path through Congress, especially the Senate, where opportunities for obstruction abound. Since the early 1970s, Congress has repeatedly created sets of these procedures, including the rules for considering budget reconciliation bills, approving trade agreements, reviewing recommendations for closing military bases, and overturning executive branch regulations.
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