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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 08:01 PM Jul 2017

Senate sends Russia sanctions to Trump's desk

Source: CNN

(CNN)The Senate on Thursday passed sweeping legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and rebuking President Donald Trump in a bill that now will head to the President's desk.

The bill, which gives Congress new powers to block Trump from easing sanctions against Moscow, passed the Senate 98-2. It passed the House on Tuesday 419-3.

The measure is one of the first major bipartisan pieces of legislation passed during Trump's presidency, and it effectively ties the hands of the President when it comes to easing Russia sanctions.

The bill also includes new sanctions on Iran and North Korea, and was a product of lengthy negotiations between the House and Senate that devolved into finger-pointing between the two parties and chambers several times before an agreement was finalized.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/russian-sanctions-passes-senate/index.html

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BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
6. He's pissed off since he isn't get what he paid for.
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 09:33 PM
Jul 2017

The fake prez either vetoes it and he doesn't get blackmailed or he doesn't sign it and risks having a spiked vodka on the rocks Putin style.

thesquanderer

(11,954 posts)
9. There's no point to a veto when there are enough votes to override.
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 09:54 PM
Jul 2017

Even Putin presumably understands that. So Trump's best move is to sign it. Same end result, but he looks less guilty.

Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
12. What I want to know is. ..
Fri Jul 28, 2017, 11:19 AM
Jul 2017

When is the bill signing photo op? Look, look I'm being presidential, so presidential.



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