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Republican senator - no reason not to pass Russia sanctions bill

 

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The U.S. Capitol building is seen as the U.S. House of Representatives prepare for a planned vote on the American Health Care Act, promoted by House Republicans and the Trump administration to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act act known as Obamacare, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because members do not want to impose new sanctions, not because of a procedural issue.

 

"There is no issue, except do they want to pass a Russia sanctions bill or not," Senator Bob Corker told reporters at the U.S. Senate.

 

The Senate passed the sanctions measure by 98-2 last month, but it has been stalled in the House as House leaders have raised procedural concerns about it.

 

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

 
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