Why are democrats voting AGAINST sanctions on russia?

[Old Vet]

I don't understand, maybe someone can explain.

[annabanana]

1. Got a link?

(hadn't heard that)

[still_one]

2. That is not accurate, unless something has changed in the last 24 hours. Both republicans

and Democrats have agreed on the sanctions

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/politics/congress-deal-russia-sanctions/index.html

Honestly that sounds like something that would come from a fake news site

[Old Vet]

3. CNN, Was just talking about it......

maybe someone who has the channel to watch senate help me.

[still_one]

5. Something isn't right, and the House version just passed, with bipartisan support via

Washington Post:

"House passes Russia sanctions bill, setting up veto dilemma for Trump

The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to advance new financial sanctions against key U.S. adversaries and deliver a foreign-policy brushback to President Trump by limiting his ability to waive many of them.

Included in the package, which passed 419 to 3, are new measures targeting key Russian officials in retaliation for that country’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, as well as sanctions against Iran and North Korea in response to those nations’ weapons programs."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-prepares-to-pass-sanctions-bill--and-set-up-veto-dilemma-for-trump/2017/07/25/ece80164-7138-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?tid=a_breakingnews&hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar

[Jim__]

6. MSNBC had House Dems voting against it.

Could someone have added an amendment? My understanding is the bill is about sanctions on Russia, North Korea, and Iran.

[octoberlib]

8. I wonder if Team Trump had WH sources passing out misinformation.

[Jim__]

10. The pundits on MSNBC were surprised by what they were seeing.

Maybe it was bad info. Someone should explain what happened.

[octoberlib]

12. Ok. None of the 3 who voted against it were Dems. I thought maybe a couple Dems

didn't think it went far enough.


Three Republicans — Reps. Justin Amash (Mich.), John Duncan Jr. (Tenn.) and Thomas Massie (Ky.) — voted against the bill, which passed 419-3.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/343700-house-passes-russia-sanctions-deal#.WXe4UAjfOrg.twitter

[octoberlib]

4. The sanctions bill just passed the House. Got an alert from WaPo.

It passed 419-3.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-prepares-to-pass-sanctions-bill--and-set-up-veto-dilemma-for-trump/2017/07/25/ece80164-7138-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_hp-breaking-news%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.4682e9df4f77

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

7. Harold Ford just said it

To Chris jansing

Showed cspan Ford exclaims why are democrats voting against Russia sanctions.

But I just saw it passed overwhelming

[Old Vet]

9. Thanks, Thats exactly what conversation I watched..............

[octoberlib]

11. Maybe a couple Dems didn't think it went far enough.

The version of the bill passed by the House Tuesday addresses concerns about in which chamber the bill would originate, removes the provision that blacklists energy companies from entering into oil development projects if any Russian firm is involved, and delays defense and intelligence sector sanctions while asking the administration to clarify which Russian entities would fall within those sectors.

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. My guess is Repukes threw a poison pill in the bill. Something to do with the Iran Nuke Agreement?nt

[GaryCnf]

14. Just guessing but it's possible

many Democrats felt the message sent by the minimal sanctions put on Russia were not worth the torpedo-ing of President Obama's landmark nuclear deal by the wholly unwarranted sanctions the bill put on Iran.

[lapucelle]

15. The final vote tally is in.

The bill passed the House 419 - 3.

The 3 nay votes were all Republicans.

There was a total of 11 members who did not vote, 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

The 4 democrats who did not vote are Grace Naplolitano, Adriano Espaillat, Danny Davis, and Elijah Cummings.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h413?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss