"For the second straight day, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of an energy and water spending package due to a proposed amendment dealing with the Iran nuclear agreement.

Democrats have broadly rejected an amendment to the bill that would block the U.S. from buying heavy water, a component of nuclear reactors and weapons, from Iran, a transaction the Obama administration announced last week.

The amendment, from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), isn’t pending and isn’t yet due to receive a floor vote. But Democrats have said they’re not willing to take the chance of it being attached to the bill and becoming a partisan policy rider already opposed by the White House."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill April 28, 2016. [2]

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"Appropriations: Energy-Water Spending Bill Snag Threatens Fragile Process" (E&E Daily) [3]

"Reid, McConnell Trade Fire Over Stalled Energy Bill" (The Hill) [4]