Congress cool on Kurdistan bailout
KRG leaders’ Capitol Hill trek yields lots of praise but no promises.
![MIDEAST-ECONOMY/KURDISTAN-OIL Iraqi Kurdistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Erbil, January 14, 2016. The autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq may sell parts of its electricity sector to raise funds to help plug a budget gap left by sinking oil prices, Talabani told Reuters. Picture taken January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RTX22MGD](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/04/RTX22MGD.jpg/RTX22MGD.jpg?h=5021389d&itok=PMyJ68me)
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