Trump plans to sign Lindsey Graham's bill on sanctions against Russia - WSJ
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill by 262 votes. The document provides for sanctions and tariffs against Russia and its allies.
United States President Donald Trump plans to sign Senator Lindsey Graham's bill on sanctions against Russia, which the House of Representatives approved by a vote of 262 to 0. The Wall Street Journal reported this, citing a White House official, writes UNN.
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Representative Michael McCaul (Republican of Texas), who authored the bill, argued that passing it before the winter months is important because it puts pressure on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his allies before Russia can strike civilian infrastructure.
This will hit them where it really hurts and provide the necessary leverage to force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. It will also put pressure on China to force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table, since they will also be affected by these tariffs
Meanwhile, Gregory Meeks, the leading Democratic representative on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed skepticism about whether the bill would achieve its goal.
It gives President Trump broad new powers over tariffs and allows him to cancel the very sanctions that he is reportedly planning to impose—sanctions he could impose today but has chosen not to implement over the past 19 months
Sources said that the White House pressured House Republican leadership to advance the bill.
Recall
The U.S. House of Representatives supported the Senate version of H.R. 5334, which provides for a sweeping strengthening of sanctions against Russia and the possibility of imposing tariffs of up to 100% on countries that purchase Russian energy resources.