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Schumer: “[The Iran deal] does not seem proportional.”

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Something must be wrong when a senior democrat says that he disagrees with the President’s handling of foreign affairs.

The agreement reached by Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers calls for Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief.

Schumer, D-N.Y., said he’s disappointed in the agreement “because it does not seem proportional.”

“Iran simply freezes its nuclear capabilities while we reduce the sanctions,” Schumer told reporters, including WCBS 880′s Monica Miller. “That is not a proportionate agreement.”

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