Chuck Schumer will Oppose Iran Deal

While many were focused on the Republican Party Fox News Debate last night, New York Senator Chuck Schumer up for re-election in 2016 released a statement announcing that he opposes the Iran Deal and will “vote yes on a motion of disapproval” citing that “The very real risk that Iran will not moderate and will, instead, use the agreement to pursue its nefarious goals is too great…”

In spite of a request from the White House that Progressives opposing the Iran deal to hold off announcing their opposition until after August recess, Schumer’s announcement comes one day after Barack Obama’s press conference in which Obama in an attempt to woo support of his legacy/Iran Deal “framed the decision lawmakers now face as a choice between war or peace.” (More on Obama’s speech further down the post.)

Press Release – My Position on the Iran Deal

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