Schumer Bides Time on Iran Deal as Obama Makes Full-Court Press
The Democrat is caught between the administration and a large Jewish-American constituency in New York skeptical of the accord.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a briefing by military and intelligence officials for members of the U.S. Senate on the White House strategy to combat the Islamic State September 11, 2014 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer is in a rare predicament over President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran: He’s got nothing to say.
Schumer, the characteristically outspoken Democrat in line to become his party’s next leader, is more consequential than just about any of the 14 or so Senate Democrats who may still be undecided over whether to back the deal. His clout in the chamber gives him the power to bring other lawmakers along.