An energy and water appropriations bill is stalled on the Senate floor after Democrats blocked a measure closing debate Wednesday afternoon over a controversial amendment regarding the Iran nuclear deal.
Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton filed an amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would ban the Obama administration from buying heavy water from Iran. The Department of Energy announced last week it intends to buy heavy water, which is a non-radioactive component of making nuclear material for energy and weapons, from the Islamic Republic.
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