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Sen. Schumer squeezed on Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Schumer is the man in the middle on President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal. As the next Senate Democratic leader his stance is critical in where fellow Democrats come down on the pact. But if he yields to White House wooing and supports the deal, he faces a backlash from Jewish groups that may forever question his support for Israel. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Schumer is the man in the middle on President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal. As the next Senate Democratic leader his stance is critical in where fellow Democrats come down on the pact. But if he yields to White House wooing and supports the deal, he faces a backlash from Jewish groups that may forever question his support for Israel. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Associated Press July 16, 2015 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is getting squeezed from all sides on President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. So far he’s giving no hint how he will vote.

Schumer has competing roles as next-in-line Senate Democratic leader, unquestioned congressional ally of Israel and leading fundraiser and strategist for his party. He’s also from a state that is home to more than a million-and-a-half Jews.

Congressman Steve Israel, a fellow Jewish Democratic lawmaker from New York, says Schumer will be instrumental in determining where Congress ends up on the deal.

Schumer says he has to go through the lengthy deal with a fine-tooth comb before deciding.