How’s this for a political odd couple? Liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer and conservative Sen. Rand Paul working together on foreign policy.
The retiring Boxer (D-Calif.) and possible presidential contender Paul (R-Ky.) are teaming up to create a “moderate proposal” on Iran sanctions, Boxer said Wednesday morning. They aim to offer an alternative to bipartisan legislation that is gaining steam that would impose new economic penalties on Iran if Western nations fail to strike an agreement on winding down Tehran’s nuclear program. Those sanctions would begin taking effect in July.

Boxer said the sanctions proposal, written by Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), would not “strengthen us at all” as negotiations continue with Iran. Paul, whose foreign policy style is less interventionist than that of many Republicans, did not co-sponsor similar bipartisan legislation when it was introduced last year, making him one of just two GOP senators to hold off on endorsing that bill.


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