In other news, the House voted Wednesday to approve a nuclear cooperation deal with India. The measure passed by a vote of 359 to 68. Lawmakers rejected amendments that would have put limits on India’s nuclear weapons program. Democratic Congressmember Edward Markey of Massachusetts said the US is encouraging nuclear proliferation.

• Rep. Edward Markey (D — Mass.): “This agreement is going to fuel an arms race, a nuclear arms race in Southeast Asia and it’s going to spread across the world.”