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Week ahead: Kerry returns to the Capitol

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing next week.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his plane upon  his arrival at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv March 31, 2014. Kerry broke from his travel schedule for the second time in a week to rush back to the Middle East on Monday to try to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3JD3D
US Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his plane upon his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2014. — REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin

Secretary of State John Kerry can expect to face questions about Iran and Middle East peace talks when he returns to Capitol Hill next week.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to finally hear from America's top diplomat on Tuesday, April 8, about his $46.2 billion FY2015 budget request, after two postponements due to the crisis in Ukraine. This will be Kerry's first appearance since Israeli-Palestinian talks teetered and nuclear talks with Iran resumed.

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