McConnell Directs Committees To Consider 'Additional Measures' For Russia

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Matt Shuham | July 19, 2018 11:48 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday that he’d asked the chairmen of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations committees to “recommend to the Senate additional measures that could respond to or deter Russian malign behavior.”

“The Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian Activities in the 2016 elections makes clear that President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign aimed at undermining public faith in our democratic process,” McConnell said in a statement.

“As part of Congress’ ongoing efforts to form part of any national response to meddling by Russia or any other nation in our 2018 elections, I tasked the chairmen of the Banking and Foreign Relations Committees with holding hearings on the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, and to recommend to the Senate additional measures that could respond to or deter Russian malign behavior.” Congress overwhelmingly supported the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia, last year.

The Trump administration dragged its feet considerably on implementing the law.

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. They won't touch any election meddling at all

because they know it's rigged in their favor.

So this is just more lies from McConnell. Just like Wray - he admits its happening, but has no power to do anything about it and makes just a little noise about it.

[Iliyah]

2. We shall see, McTurtle

[NCjack]

3. McConnell has to take something away from the Orange F'Stick that he values. nt

[GeorgeGist]

4. Like 9/11, 11/9 will live in infamy.

20 months later McConnell has done diddly.

[pandr32]

5. He probably had his fingers crossed behind him

[bluestarone]

6. FUCK RUMP won't enforce the santions they passed

[duforsure]

7. If he wants to do that

All he has to do is remove trump from office and save them all a lot of time and troubles. And the American people and country too. It won't save him from losing his job after the Nov. elections.

[Javaman]

8. turtle boy is hoping that stamping his feet and calling them big meanies..

will pacify the repuke base.

honestly, I wouldn't put it past the mouth breathing right wing to accept that.