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House begins to weigh next steps on Iran

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing the week of May 11.
U.S. Senator Bob Corker walks inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in this picture taken on April 15, 2015. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan - RTX1A1BU

After a bitter fight in the Senate, it's time for the House to decide how it wants to handle nuclear negotiations with Iran.

The upper chamber voted 98-1 on May 7 to approve legislation giving it the power to review and potentially reject a final deal, but not before hawkish Republicans made clear their anger at being barred from offering a slew of amendments that could have derailed the talks. Now that fight moves to the House, where Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said consideration of the bill could start this coming week.

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