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House backs tighter North Korea sanctions, sends bill to Obama
Source: Reuters
Politics | Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:13pm EST
House backs tighter North Korea sanctions, sends bill to Obama
WASHINGTON | BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Friday broadening sanctions against North Korea, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Lawmakers said they wanted to make Washington's resolve clear to Pyongyang, but also to the United Nations and other governments - especially China, North Korea's lone major ally and main business partner.
The sanctions would target not just North Korea but also those who do business with it.
The vote was 408-2, following a 96-0 vote in the Senate on Wednesday.
Impatient with what they see as Obama's failure to respond to North Korean provocations, many of his fellow Democrats as well as the Republicans who control Congress have been clamoring for a clamp down since Pyongyang tested a nuclear device in January.
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House backs tighter North Korea sanctions, sends bill to Obama
WASHINGTON | BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Friday broadening sanctions against North Korea, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Lawmakers said they wanted to make Washington's resolve clear to Pyongyang, but also to the United Nations and other governments - especially China, North Korea's lone major ally and main business partner.
The sanctions would target not just North Korea but also those who do business with it.
The vote was 408-2, following a 96-0 vote in the Senate on Wednesday.
Impatient with what they see as Obama's failure to respond to North Korean provocations, many of his fellow Democrats as well as the Republicans who control Congress have been clamoring for a clamp down since Pyongyang tested a nuclear device in January.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-sanctions-idUSKCN0VL1WD
