White House says Trump supports Graham’s Russia sanctions bill
The package would let Trump impose heavy tariffs on countries buying Russian energy and target Moscow’s shadow fleet, lawmakers said.
- President Donald Trump supports the latest version of the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the bill a fitting tribute to the late Senator Graham and expressed hope for its passage, noting it could gain wide Senate support.
- Some senators intend to oppose moving the sanctions bill quickly, with other legislative priorities competing for Senate floor time.
- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sibling, to serve out his Senate term following Graham's unexpected death.
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The Seattle TimesTrump to back Graham’s Russia sanctions bill, White House says
President Donald Trump plans to support a Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, according to a White House official, a move that would intensify pressure on the Kremlin to end its war in Ukraine.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Yu-ri = U.S. President Donald Trump supports the sanctions bill against Russia, following the wishes of the recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham...
Graham’s death may not shake loose his long-sought Russia sanctions bill
The NewsMany senators see no more fitting tribute to their late colleague Lindsey Graham than passing his bipartisan Russia sanctions bill as soon as possible. That doesn’t mean they’ll be able to do it.“Slam dunks are getting tougher in the United States Senate,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., a supporter of the sanctions legislation, told Semafor.Senators in both parties said Monday that they would like to hear President Donald Trump forcefully b…
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