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Thu Feb 9, 2017, 09:22 PM Feb 2017

Sen. McCaskill seeks congressional oversight of Russian sanctions; argues against partisan 'food ...

Sen. McCaskill seeks congressional oversight of Russian sanctions; argues against partisan 'food fight'

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., wants congressional oversight over any decision by President Donald Trump and his administration to lessen U.S. sanctions on Russia.

McCaskill is among a bipartisan group of senators who have proposed the Russian Sanctions Review Act.

The group includes Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and Marco Rubio of Florida, and Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ben Cardin of Maryland.

McCaskill said the current sanctions were imposed on Russia as a result of its "unlawful and illegal aggression in Ukraine and obviously their attempt to impact the results" of the presidential election last year.

Read more: http://www.semissourian.com/story/2384935.html
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