The chamber passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2. The measure has been attached to a bill imposing penalties on Iran that the Senate is currently debating and also has strong support.
Lawmakers are taking action against Russia in the absence of a forceful response from President Donald Trump. The president has sought to improve relations with Moscow and rejected the implication that Russian hacking of Democratic emails tipped the election his way.
But Trump’s secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, says he agrees with members of Congress who want Russia held accountable for its meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
No meddling! No meddling! You’re the meddling!
Trump may want to get together with his SecState over messaging.
Does Vlad have veto power?
This is certainly going to make Vlad the Inserter and Turmeric the Terrible very unhappy. Sad.
What will you bet Trump vetos the bill and all the GOP support for the bill evaporates?
Dear Donald. This is the definition of bipartisan. Not how you used the word to defend your Comey firing which you claimed was ‘bipartisan’ because democrats were also mad at him.
Wonder what the house will do, and whether Trump will be able to restrain his impulses to lash out.