The implosion of Senate Republicans’ Obamacare repeal push could clear space for a bipartisan deal on long-stalled sanctions against Russia to make it to President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as this month, a key GOP chairman said Tuesday.
The Russia sanctions package has been mired in the House after passing the Senate with 98 votes, as House Democrats protest a change that would yank their power to block Trump from easing penalties against Vladimir Putin’s government. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) added a new wrinkle last week by urging that popular North Korea sanctions get attached to the legislation, …read more
Source: European Voice
