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Senate Fails to Block Admin From Easing Russia Sanctions - Outcome clears way for Treasury Dept to remove Oleg Deripaska's company Rusal from blacklist - the tally was 57-42, with 11 Republicans joining with Democrats. Bernie Sanders did not vote.
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Yesterday the Senate voted on motion to proceed on Schumer resolution related to Russian sanctions (agreed to by vote of 57-42 w/Gillibrand not voting) and today they voted on cloture motion which was rejected (57-42 with Sanders not voting), results here
senate.gov/legislative/LI…
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In June 2017 Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul were the only two senators to vote against a Russian and Iranian sanctions bill which passed with a vote of 98-2
