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On Anniversary of Iran Deal, Blumenthal Flip Flops

BETHEL, CT: Today marks the one year anniversary of the nuclear deal reached with Iran, that provided an estimated $150 Billion in funding to Iran, a known state sponsor of terror. 

Senator Blumenthal statement July 14, 2015:
"While our common hope may be that diplomacy has succeeded in barring an Iranian path to nuclear weapons capability, Congress must apply exacting standards and strict scrutiny, especially given Iran’s history of deceit and international law violations."

"A few months after expressing caution over a nuclear deal with Iran, Senator Blumenthal was the deciding vote to provide an estimated $150 Billion in funding to Iran, a known state sponsor of terror," said Carter. 
"When he voted for the Iran nuclear deal in September, Senator Blumenthal claimed this deal was better than no deal," Carter said. "But I just got back from Israel, and as our greatest ally in the region, they know that nothing could be farther from the truth." 
"The Obama administration, with the full support of Senator Blumenthal, has opted to allow $150 Billion to flow to one of the world's most notorious state sponsors of terror, where women are oppressed and members of the LGBTQ community are punished," Carter said. "Blumenthal's key vote made the United States a de facto sponsor of terror across the globe." 
"What's most concerning to me is now that we're months away from his next election, and just a few weeks after my return from Israel when I took him to task on this issue, Senator Blumenthal is now acknowledging the danger Iran poses as a state sponsor of terror," Carter said. "On the anniversary of the Iran deal and Senator Blumenthal's expectation that Congress apply 'strict scrutiny especially given Iran’s history of deceit and international law violations' my question is, why now?" 
"Senator Blumenthal acknowledged just a year ago that Iran had a history of deceit, yet he believed a deal to flow $150 Billion into their coffers was better than no deal," Carter said. "I believe if Senator Blumenthal spent more time listening, and less time bending to political pressure, our country would be safer, and our allies would know the true measure of our support." 
"Lives are on the line. The oppressed people of Iran, our allies in the region, and our nation deserve better," said Carter.