The US House of Representatives Perhaps Next Week to Vote Sanctions Against Russia

21 July 2017, 10:42 | Policy 
фото с УРА-Информ

Voting on this issue may take place next week. This Friday morning, July 21, told reporters the chairman of the lower house rules committee Pete Sessions.

According to him, the congressmen agree with the opinion on the need to correct the impact of sanctions on the oil and gas industry.

The House of Representatives is leaving for the summer holidays since July 31, and the next week is the last chance to approve sanctions until the fall, "he said..

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the bill S. 722 was adopted in June by the upper house of Congress by a majority of 98 votes out of 100, but further passage was delayed due to disputes between the upper and lower chambers, the Republicans and Democrats, the Senate and the White House. The main reason for the discrepancies is a provision granting Congress the right to block unilateral actions of the president if he wants to weaken or remove restrictive measures.

Источник: УРА-Информ