My thanks to Jewish Voices for Peace and the Iranian-American Council for providing this updated list


PRO-SANCTIONS (16 D, 43 R):
Cosponsor of S.1881


Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Mark Begich (D-AK)
Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)*
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Dan Coats (R-IN)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Bob Corker (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Michael B. Enzi (R-WY)
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Kay R. Hagan (D-NC)
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Dean Heller (R-NV)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
John Isakson (R-GA)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Joe Manchin, III (D-WV)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Mark L. Pryor (D-AR)
James Risch (R-ID)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)
John Thune (R-SD)
Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)
David Vitter (R-LA)
Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

*has indicated he/she does not
support a vote on S.1881
at this time


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Here is a list of Senators who publicly oppose S.1881 and support a diplomatic solution with Iran

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)
Carl Levin (D-MI)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Mark Udall (D-CO)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Here is a list of Senators who have not yet taken a position on whether or not to scuttle the agreement with Iran


Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Al Franken (D-MN)
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Jon Tester (D-MT
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

http://www.niacouncil.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Take_Action_No_Sanctions

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Elizabeth Warren – an unyielding progressive on economic issues – does not often make headlines in the foreign policy department. However, today she made waves by coming out strongly against the Iran sanctions bill which threatens to derail President Obama's diplomatic progress.

Warren made her position clear in a letter to constituents, which was described by Warren's spokesperson Lacy Rose in the following way:

“Senator Warren believes we must exhaust every effort to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy, and she does not support imposing additional sanctions through new legislation while diplomatic efforts to achieve a long-term agreement are ongoing.”

Warren broke her silence today along with Senator Patty Murray, who as part of the Senate Democratic leadership proved that a definite rift within the Democratic Party on the sanctions bill exists – a rift which may prevent the bill coming up for a vote.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/22/1271714/-Elizabeth-Warren-Goes-All-Foreign-Policy-on-Iran-Sanctions-Bill

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