Barbara Mikulski and White House

Secretary State John Kerry: The announcement means that at least 34 senators -- the number required by the Constitution to sustain a veto -- will back Obama expected veto of a Republican resolution to disapprove of the deal, according to CNN. Mikulski is retiring at the end of her term. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland announced support for the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, providing the White House the votes it needs to prevent Republicans from scuttling the agreement. While majorities of both the GOP-controlled House and Senate are poised to vote against the agreement, supporters of the multinational accord that aims to curb Iran nuclear weapons program are also hoping to get the 41 votes needed to filibuster the bill and prevent it from even getting to a final vote in the Senate. We do want to try to go further. Secretary of State John Kerry said the administration will continue to try and push support for the deal past the 34 votes they now have "until the last moment." "Thirty-four votes are obviously enough votes for the president veto to be upheld," Kerry told CNN Christiane Amanpour. "That is not satisfactory for us. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.