Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that has “some concerns” after his first reading of the nuclear deal struck between the White House and Iran.

“There are some concerns that actually have escalated after my first reading,” Israel said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “One, the issue of the lifting of sanctions, and the embargo on conventional arms and missiles, I don’t know why we are doing that and I don’t want to empower Iran, make it easier for Iran to equip Hamas, Hezbollah and other bad actors,” he said.