South Florida Democrats Have 'Great Skepticism' on Obama's Iran Deal

President Barack Obama could have a tough time selling his deal with Iran over that nations nuclear ambitions to fellow Democrats representing South Florida in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., who sits on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, reacted to Thursdays deal with caution.

Iran is the largest state sponsor of terror and its nuclear program is a threat to America, to our allies in the Middle East, and to global order," Frankel said on Thursday. We cannot allow proliferation of the worlds most dangerous weapon in the worlds most dangerous region. Our job in Congress is to hold the administration to its promise that no deal is better than a bad deal as the details of this initial framework are hammered out.

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, said he had great skepticism about the deal due to Irans deceptive history and ongoing destabilizing and dangerous activities. Deutch also insisted Congress would have a major role to play in the final results.

I remain deeply concerned as to how a number of issues have been addressed in the framework and may be addressed in a final agreement, Deutch said on Thursday. These include Fordow being allowed to remain open and operating, continued enrichment at Arak, the disposition of Irans enriched uranium stockpile, whether a verification regime allows anytime, anywhere inspections of all known or suspect sites, the full resolution of the military dimensions of Irans program, and the timing of and requirements for any sanctions relief. I look forward to a full and frank discussion with the administration on these issues and the questions the framework leaves open, specifically including the necessary role Congress must play going forward.