Sen. Robert Menendez, a prominent Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Tuesday that he will vote against the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran.

Menendez, of New Jersey, is the second prominent Senate Democrat to publicly oppose the deal before next month’s vote, following Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York.

His announcement, made in a speech at Seton Hall University, is a potential setback for the administration as it seeks the support of enough Democrats to prevent Congress from overriding Obama’s planned veto of any resolution that would sink the agreement. But it was not a surprise. Menendez has been very critical of the deal finalized in Vienna last month, and he was seen as unlikely to be won over by the White House.

“If Iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it,” Menendez said in an advance copy of his speech . Menendez said he not only will vote against the Iran agreement but also would vote to override a veto.

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