Nancy Pelosi read a letter drafted by J Street and signed by most House Democrats backing a two-state solution, while Mitch McConnell ripped the polices of former President Obama.
The senators, among them Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), urged the Senate majority leader wait and allow for negotiations with Iran to continue until at least the March 24 deadline for a political framework agreement