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Old 06-14-2017, 03:46 PM
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Senate Approves New Sanctions Against Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...dling-election

"The Senate has approved new sanctions against Russia, as punishment after it was found to have meddled in the 2016 presidential election. The legislation also restricts the White House from easing sanctions without congressional approval.

The amendment on Russia, which passed in a 97-2 vote on Wednesday, was attached to a bill to strengthen sanctions on Iran. It codifies existing sanctions against Russia established by Barack Obama’s executive orders and imposes new sanctions against Moscow for its interference in the 2016 elections, aggression in Ukraine and support for the Syrian government.

The agreement establishes a process for Congress to review any attempt by Donald Trump to relax, suspend or terminate the sanctions." The Guardian

Well, well, well.
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Old 06-14-2017, 03:52 PM
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"The Senate has approved new sanctions against Russia, as punishment after it was found to have meddled in the 2016 presidential election. The legislation also restricts the White House from easing sanctions without congressional approval...
If Trump doesn't veto it, we may get a glimpse of the infamous pee tape courtesy of a jilted Putin.
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Old 06-14-2017, 06:05 PM
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Even if the Dumpster vetoes, it should be overridden, given the 97-2 vote. Sounds like they are willing to stand up to the asshat, at least on Russia.
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A great day for the Russian people.
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Old 06-15-2017, 10:27 AM
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Another silver lining.
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Old 06-15-2017, 10:57 AM
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Trump proofing.
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Old 06-17-2017, 09:02 AM
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2 plus 2 does equal 4. It is nice for the WH aides to be doing the asking so Agent Orange doesn't have to be seen asking of this himself.



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White House plans to push House GOP for friendlier Russia sanctions deal
Elana Schor
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The White House plans to work with House Republicans on administration-friendly changes to the Senate’s overwhelmingly bipartisan bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia and curbs President Donald Trump’s power to ease penalties against Moscow, according to a senior administration official.

The White House is concerned that the legislation would tie its hands on U.S.-Russia relations, a sentiment publicly expressed by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. But Senate Democrats fear the White House may go overboard in preserving its power to talk to Russia and seek to defang the sanctions bill — which passed 98-2 on Thursday in one of the year’s most significant displays of bipartisanship.

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“I’m concerned about it, but I don’t really have the ability to dictate what the White House says to the House,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said in an interview. “I can’t imagine the House would want to be apologists for Russian behavior after the combined weight of the intelligence communities all weighing in saying, ‘Look, they attacked the United States’.”

The administration official emphasized that the White House supports sanctions on Russia and that the political ramifications of any veto have not been discussed yet. As the State Department actively engages with lawmakers, the White House is confident it has allies in the House who are also concerned about the prospect of breaking with precedent and limiting the executive branch’s control over sanctions.

It’s so far unclear how the House GOP would receive any White House entreaties to restore some of Trump’s power over sanctions that the Senate voted to claw back. House Republicans have started to review the Senate-passed bill and are likely to take it up in the coming weeks, according to an aide.

But Senate Democrats fret that the frenetic news cycle may make it easier for Trump — who has repeatedly offered praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and is mired in an FBI probe into possible collusion between his campaign and the Kremlin — to undercut a sanctions deal designed to punish Moscow for meddling in last year’s election.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ns-deal-239636
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Old 06-17-2017, 10:08 AM
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2 plus 2 does equal 4. It is nice for the WH aides to be doing the asking so Agent Orange doesn't have to be seen asking of this himself.
No mention in the Politico article re the strong push back from Frau Merkel.

http://www.dw.com/en/germanys-angela...sia/a-39276878
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Old 06-17-2017, 10:55 AM
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It seems the gas senators and the hawks got ahead of themselves.

GERMANY THREATENS RETALIATION....

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...KBN197156?il=0
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