Appropriations Votes News Today

The House narrowly advanced its annual military construction appropriations bill on Thursday, ending a weeklong standoff between GOP leadership and hard-line conservatives who initially threatened to tank the legislation unless deep spending cuts were made.

Congress to have a say technically. but the congress will find a way through sanctions, appropriations votes, to be a major player here. and thats a big selling job that the president and his team have to do. >> if there is a final deal come june 30th how does that change the power dynamic in the middle east? >> well it certainly would because if iran is playing positively on nuclear issues maybe it will stop messing around in the region. you cant trust iran. so you dont know if that will happen...