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Senate To Vote On Iran Nuclear Deal

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Senate Armed Services Committee members, Republican presidential candidates Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, participate in the committee's hearing on the impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on U.S. Interests and the Military Balance in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Senate Armed Services Committee members, Republican presidential candidates Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, participate in the committee's hearing on the impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on U.S. Interests and the Military Balance in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Once united in opposition to President Obama's July nuclear accord with Iran, House Republican lawmakers divided Wednesday, threatening their strategy to block the deal.

Republican members of the Senate acknowledged that they were unsuccessful in securing enough votes to block the accord and they may not even have enough support to end Senate debate and bring a resolution disapproving the deal to a vote.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Ron Elving of NPR for a look at the GOP's latest strategies and the fracture that could delay - or halt - the Republican push to block the Iran nuclear deal.

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This segment aired on September 10, 2015.

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