Week ahead: Lawmakers to examine Syria, sanctions
A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing next week.
The Senate Foreign Relations panel is marking up a resolution calling for a new policy for Syria on Tuesday after lawmakers tore into State Department officials this week.
The resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., chairman of the subpanel on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, gives the administration 90 days to present Congress with a new strategy to address the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The mark-up could offer a chance for lawmakers to vent their frustration at President Obama’s reluctance to get more involved as the conflict enters its fourth year.
