Lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday for the Senate to vote on a sweeping sanctions bill that was overwhelmingly approved by the House this week, in a push to promptly get the legislation to the president’s desk.
The bill targeting Russia, Iran, and North Korea faced a series of procedural and partisan disputes before breezing through the lower chamber 419-3 on Tuesday.
“The Senate will move to approve the Iran and Russia sanctions it originally passed six weeks ago, as well as the North Korea sanctions developed by the House,” Senate Foreign Relations chairman Bob Corker said in a statement late Wednesday.
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Source: The Weekly Standard
