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Lawmakers tackle Syria, Near East aid

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing next week.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) arrives with Committee Chairman U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) (L) and ranking member Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) (R) to testify on agreements over Iran's nuclear programs, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst    (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTX16CKP

Lawmakers will get straight to work castigating Bashar al-Assad and examining foreign aid to the Middle East when they return next week from their two-week recess.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee marks up two resolutions on April 30 aimed at undermining Assad as the uprising against his rule enters its fourth year. Neither is legally binding.

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