Senate Upholds Treasury Decision to Ease Russian Sanctions

[douglas9]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

A vote on a Democratic resolution that would have reversed Treasury’s decision failed on a 57-42 vote, just short of the 60 votes needed. The vote came up short even though several Republicans had criticized the sanctions move and 11 of them voted with Democrats.

At issue is a December announcement from the Treasury Department that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the companies linked to Deripaska — Russian aluminum manufacturing giant Rusal, EN+ Group and the Russian power company JSC EuroSibEnergo. EN+ Group is a holding company that owns nearly 50 percent of Rusal.

Congress has 30 days from the announcement to vote to block it, a deadline that expires Friday. The House was expected to vote Thursday on a similar resolution to block Treasury’s move — a symbolic action after the Senate vote failed.


https://www.courthousenews.com/senate-upholds-treasury-decision-to-ease-russian-sanctions/

[dubyadiprecession]

1. Part of the Bloodless take over of the U.S. by Russia.

[spanone]

2. treason in plain sight....

[zaj]

3. Good, can't have the quid pro quo...

Without the quo.

Now, with more members of the conspiracy.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. Another checkmark on the to-do list Putin gave Trump.

It's the GOP senators who voted to end the sanctions that concern me, though. Why?

[justhanginon]

5. When addressing each other on the floor of the senate,

instead of using "the most honorable senator from" they have now shortened it to "comrade from". Seems appropriate to me.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Hard to believe both Arkansas, IQ45 supporting, Senators voted with Dems.!

That must be a first.