August 19, 2015

Manchin Urges West Virginians to Read Iran Nuclear Deal on His Website

Washington, D.C. – As he carefully considers the Iran nuclear deal, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is encouraging West Virginians to visit his website to read the full text of the Iran nuclear deal for themselves. Since the deal was announced on July 14th, Senator Manchin has been actively engaged with West Virginians, top U.S. officials, U.S. military leaders, world diplomats and foreign policy experts to hear their thoughts and concerns.

“Right now, I am hearing from experts on both sides of the debate as I consider the consequences and weigh the options on the Iran nuclear deal,” Senator Manchin said. “I urge all West Virginians to review the text of the deal, along with a helpful one-page breakdown of the provisions, both of which I have made available on my website.”

To review the full text of the Iran nuclear deal, please click here.  

To review a one-page overview of the Iran nuclear deal, please click here.

For a complete timeline of Senator Manchin’s efforts, please see below:

• Manchin met with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. (July 15)

• Manchin attended a critical briefing at the White House Situation Room. (July 15)

• Manchin and fellow moderate Democrats met with Secretary Moniz. (July 21)

• Manchin attended an all-Senator briefing on Iran with Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Secretary Moniz and others in the intelligence community. (July 22)

• Manchin met with Howard Friedman, Chairman of the Board of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (July 23)

• Manchin spoke with Gerard Araud, French Ambassador. (July 24)

• Manchin spoke with Philipp Ackermann, Deputy Chief of Mission of the German Embassy. (July 24)

• Manchin spoke with Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, Russian Ambassador. (July 24)

• Manchin spoke with Sir Peter Westmacott , United Kingdom Ambassador. (July 25)

• Manchin asked questions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Iran deal to Secretary Carter, Secretary Kerry, Secretary Lew, Secretary Moniz and General Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (July 29)

• Manchin met with Rabbi Victor Urecki and other West Virginia AIPAC supporters. (July 29)

• Manchin participated in a discussion on Iran with Secretary Moniz, Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting. (July 29)

• Manchin met with Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador. (July 29)

• Manchin met with General Israel Ziv, Former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) General. (July 30)

• Manchin asked questions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Iran deal to General Michael V. Hayden, USAF (ret.), Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, and Dr. Richard N. Haass. (August 4)

• Manchin attended a meeting with foreign leaders, including the P5+1 Ambassadors. In attendance were UK Ambassador Peter Westmacott, German Deputy Chief of Mission Philipp Ackermann, French Deputy Chief of Mission Frédéric Doré, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel under President Bush, Daniel Kurtzer, Former U.S. Ambassador and current Director of the Iran Project, William Luers. (August 4)

• Manchin attended a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Iran deal with Professor Walter Russell Mead, Michael Singh, Dr. Ray Takeyh, Dr. Philip Gordon, Richard Nephew. (August 5)

• Manchin attended a classified brief with the Department of Defense. (August 5)

• Manchin attended a classified all-Senator briefing with Secretary Moniz and Department of State Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman. (August 5)

• Manchin had dinner with Ambassador William (Bill) Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Deputy Secretary of State. (August 5)

• Manchin hosted a “Coffee and Common Sense” town hall event in Morgantown to hear from residents on the Iran deal.

• Manchin hosted a Veterans Advisory Group roundtable discussion on Iran in Clarksburg, WV. (August 12)

• Manchin spoke with Sami Al-Sadhan, Saudi Arabia Deputy Chief of Mission. (August 13)

• Manchin spoke with Al-Sabah, Qatar’s Ambassador. (August 13)

• Manchin spoke with Mohamed Tawfik, Egypt’s Ambassador. (August 14)

• Manchin spoke with His Excellency Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait. (August 14)

• Manchin spoke with Tugay Tuncer, Turkish Deputy Chief of Mission. (August 14)

• Manchin spoke with Secretary John Kerry. (August 16)

• Manchin spoke with Her Excellency Dr. Alia Hatoug Bouran, Ambassador of Jordan. (August 19)

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