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January 17, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1085694424301084672
The plot has thickened.
Exactly what I was thinking, flea..
Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions failsThe sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1085694424301084672
The plot has thickened.
January 17, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/senate-democrats-vote-to-block-trump-from-lifting-russia-sanctions-fails.html
CNN and CNBC mention it..
Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions failsThe sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
The only one to miss the vote was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He was meeting with women who had accused his 2016 presidential campaign of sexual misconduct, his spokesman, Josh Miller-Lewis, told CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/senate-democrats-vote-to-block-trump-from-lifting-russia-sanctions-fails.html
January 17, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/bernie-sanders-discrimination-sexism.html
I'm not suprised.
Sanders Meets With Former Staff Members, Seeking to Quell Anxiety Over Sexism
From the NYT link in Electricbrotha's tweet.. Thank You.
There were some signs of trouble even before the meeting began. Some attendees were upset that the draft of the agenda did not directly address specific allegations of mistreatment of women, or say which top Sanders aides would attend. Several women said the travel logistics were poorly handled, with some saying they were not invited until 48 hours before the daylong meeting was scheduled to begin
Some of the women who have spoken out to reporters about pay disparities, harassment and other instances of discrimination said they were not a part of the planning process for the meeting and were not aware it was happening. Last Friday, concerned that there would be no meeting, some of those women told the Sanders office that they felt it would be unfair to be excluded should a meeting occur, according to emails reviewed by The Times
.
Some of them scrambled to rearrange their schedules, but several women said they did not hear back from Mr. Sanders’s office after being asked for travel details. One of the women was Sarah Slamen, who was the state coordinator in Louisiana in 2016 and who told The Times that she quit Our Revolution, Mr. Sanders’s progressive organization, because of gender discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/bernie-sanders-discrimination-sexism.html
I'm not suprised.
January 17, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
Who knows what mr "micromanager" had in mind..
BS could have made both the "symbolic rebuke" of the Senate Dems effort to block trump's move.. and the "sexual harassment" meeting.
The excuses aren't working.
"..private meeting, told CNN Sanders was present for "about an hour" and described him as "conciliatory"
https://www.keyt.com/news/national-world/sanders-meets-with-campaign-staffers-who-raised-harassment-allegations/978568943
Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions fails
The sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
January 17, 2019
https://www.keyt.com/news/national-world/sanders-meets-with-campaign-staffers-who-raised-harassment-allegations/978568943
BS had time to make both the "sexual harassment meeting" and the ".. symbolic rebuke" against Dems efforts to block trump's move..
Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions fails
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
Keep laughing..
"..private meeting, told CNN Sanders was present for "about an hour" and described him as "conciliatory"https://www.keyt.com/news/national-world/sanders-meets-with-campaign-staffers-who-raised-harassment-allegations/978568943
BS had time to make both the "sexual harassment meeting" and the ".. symbolic rebuke" against Dems efforts to block trump's move..
Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions fails
The sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
January 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/MSignorile/status/1084462390719234048
https://twitter.com/mollycrabapple/status/1084275985078542336
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tulsi-gabbards-2020-president-778512/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tulsi-gabbards-2020-president-778512/
Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 Campaign May Be Over Before It Starts
The congresswoman from Hawaii’s past is filled with anti-LGBTQ activism, calls for bombing Syria and endorsing torturehttps://twitter.com/MSignorile/status/1084462390719234048
https://twitter.com/mollycrabapple/status/1084275985078542336
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tulsi-gabbards-2020-president-778512/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tulsi-gabbards-2020-president-778512/
January 17, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
Yes, it does.. he was too busy again, and "missed the symbolic rebuke.."
The sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
January 17, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
And, all the Dems who voted to Block trump's move
on Russian Sanctions "want war"?
That's Ridiculous.
The sanctions resolution from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which required 60 votes to proceed, was defeated in a 57-42 vote. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders missed the vote.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
But the result still represented a symbolic rebuke of the Treasury Department's decision in December to lift the sanctions on the companies tied to Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. Eleven Republicans joined with Democrats to support Schumer's resolution, arguing that the Trump administration erred in deciding to lift sanctions on Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminum producer, as well as EN+ Group and JSC EuroSibEnergo.
Wednesday's vote came one day after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin went to Capitol Hill in an effort to ease Republican senators' concerns about the sanctions plan. He failed to convince those 11 Republicans who broke with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later Tuesday to vote with Democrats on Schumer's resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/politics/senate-democrats-sanctions-russia/index.html
January 17, 2019
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/senate-democrats-vote-to-block-trump-from-lifting-russia-sanctions-fails.html
BS was too busy..
he was too busy to vote for Russian Sanctions 'cause he was too busy confronting the time he was too busy to know about the "sexual harassment" and the "$30,000 settlement".
"Micromanager" that he was purported to be.
Bernie Sanders apologizes, says he didn't know about 30k settlement of 2016 campaign staffer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-apologizes-says-he-didnt-know-about-30000-settlement-of-2016-campaign-staffer-accused-of-sexual-harassment/2019/01/10/db2c061e-14fc-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211652213
The only one to miss the vote was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He was meeting with women who had accused his 2016 presidential campaign of sexual misconduct, his spokesman, Josh Miller-Lewis, told CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/senate-democrats-vote-to-block-trump-from-lifting-russia-sanctions-fails.html
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