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Boehner invites Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran, after Obama veto threatHouse Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday he is inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month to discuss the threat from Iran, in a sharp rebuke to President Obama.
Such invitations typically are coordinated with the White House and State Department, but this one was not.
The House speaker's office said Wednesday that Netanyahu is being invited to speak Feb. 11 before a joint session of Congress. The invitation follows President Obama’s vow Tuesday during his State of the Union address that he would veto bipartisan legislation to tee up more sanctions on Iran in case negotiations fail to get the rogue nation to curtail its nuclear enrichment program. A related bill also is being considered in a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.
Such invitations typically are coordinated with the White House and State Department, but this one was not.
The House speaker's office said Wednesday that Netanyahu is being invited to speak Feb. 11 before a joint session of Congress. The invitation follows President Obama’s vow Tuesday during his State of the Union address that he would veto bipartisan legislation to tee up more sanctions on Iran in case negotiations fail to get the rogue nation to curtail its nuclear enrichment program. A related bill also is being considered in a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.
- ... invite petroleum industry executives to address Congress about the Keystone pipeline
- ... invite JCS Chair Gen. Martin Dempsey to address Congress on military downsizing and battle plans for the war on terror
- ... invite CPAs and economists to address Congress on tax reform
Ya know, he actually could do that. Then maybe someone would actually file articles of impeachment.