Jeffries Voices ‘Serious Concerns’ with Senate-Passed Russian Sanctions Bill
The measure would give the White House authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on foreign buyers of Russian energy.
- On Monday, the bipartisan Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, nicknamed "sanctions from hell," stalled in the House after leadership omitted it from the voting schedule despite Senate passage with an overwhelming 86-11 majority.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and key Democrats cited concerns that the bill grants the Trump administration broad authority to levy up to 100% tariffs on foreign nations aiding Russia, which they warned risks abusive discretionary trade tools.
- Amid persistent GOP divisions, national security hawks like Representative Don Bacon warn that failing to pass sanctions would be a major failure, while conservatives like Representative Thomas Massie signal resistance to the measure.
- With leadership focused on averting a government shutdown, time is rapidly running out for supporters to secure floor time before Congress adjourns, placing the legislation at serious risk of languishing indefinitely.
- Special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff remain slated to visit Kyiv to discuss potential paths toward peace as Ukraine braces for an escalated winter energy campaign amid the stalled sanctions legislation.
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Less than a month ago, the Senate voted in memory of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and adopted a bill proposed by him, the purpose of which is to impose sanctions on Russia's trading partners. However, as the American editorial office of Politico writes, the bill currently faces a serious threat to be passed in the House of Representatives, where it faces significant resistance from Democrats, a lack of enthusiasm from Republicans and a fading…
Jeffries suddenly gets cold feet over Russia sanctions push · American Wire News
Democrats have all of a sudden come out AGAINST sanctions on Russia after years of peddling their Russian collusion delusion nonsense. Around the start of the month, the Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that’d been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. “The bill … would issue mandatory sanctions not only on Russia’s leadership and energy sector, but also on abetters of Russia’s defense industry and so-called shadow fleet in a…
Some Republicans are hesitant to support new restrictions against Moscow. The "hellish" sanctions against Russia, promoted by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, have encountered new challenges in the US House of Representatives, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Politico. Less than a month ago, a significant bipartisan majority in the US Senate supported a bill proposed by Lindsey Graham. The document calls for tougher sanctions against Russia and its t…
Bipartisan “Hell Sanctions” Bill Targeting Russia’s Trade Partners Stalls in US House
A major bipartisan bill designed to choke off Russia’s war economy by targeting its foreign trading partners has stalled in the US House of Representatives, Politico reported on August 31.
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