Russia sanctions bill gains bipartisan traction in Senate
Source: Politico
By ELANA SCHOR 07/20/2018 06:00 AM EDT
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) are stepping up a push for action on their bipartisan proposal to hit Russia with automatic new sanctions if it interferes in future U.S. elections.
Rubio and Van Hollen have asked bipartisan leaders of the Banking and Foreign Relations committees, which share jurisdiction over sanctions legislation, to hold a hearing on and mark up their plan to impose new penalties on Moscow within 10 days after the director of national intelligence determines that further electoral meddling has occurred.
Introduced in January, the Rubio-Van Hollen bill picked up eight new cosponsors on Thursday, evenly divided between both parties. The bills momentum has grown steadily since Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) mentioned it on Tuesday as one option on the table for the Senate to respond to President Donald Trumps warm posture toward Vladimir Putins government, although some senators have raised concerns that its broad reach may hit U.S. allies.
McConnell on Thursday asked the Banking and Foreign Relations panels to hold new hearings into the implementation of last years bipartisan Russia sanctions bill and to suggest possible further steps that lawmakers can take to counter Russian malfeasance ahead of Novembers midterm elections. In the meantime, Trump announced later on Thursday that he would extend an invitation for Putin to visit Washington this fall.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/20/senate-russia-sanctions-bill-rubio-van-hollen-734904
still_one
(92,190 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Congress would override.
still_one
(92,190 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,169 posts)So, it's all merely show. Congress knows little Putin is their real boss.
dalton99a
(81,485 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)they are not doing shit to protect America
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Microsoft and the US intelligence apparatus says its already doing it.