Emotional Debbie Wasserman Schultz Backs Iran Nuclear Deal
Middle East,Debbie Wasserman Schultz,Iran,Iran Negotiations
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said Sunday she would vote to support the Iran nuclear deal.
Although she said she still has some concerns, Ms. Wasserman Schultz told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the deal’s opponents had provided no evidence that an alternative plan, such as applying economic pressure to force Iran back to the negotiating table, would work.
“In weighing all the information that I had in front of me, I concluded that the best thing to do is to vote in support of the Iran deal,” she said, “and make sure that we can put Iran years away from
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