Clear majority of senators supported attempt to maintain sanctions on three Russian firms, but not 60 of them
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer came up just short in his effort to get legislation through the chamber blocking the Treasury Department from easing sanctions on a trio of Russian companies.
Less than 24 hours after securing 57 votes to support a motion to proceed to the joint resolution disapproving of Treasury’s move to lift sanctions on three Russian firms that have been controlled by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the same number of senators voted to limit debate — but that was three short of the 60 needed to cut off debate and get the measure to a final passage vote.
Schumer had been bullish Tuesday night about his chances of getting 60 votes.
View the complete January 16 article by Niels Lesniewski on The Roll Call website here.