Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes Turkey sanctions bill despite Sen. Paul's objection
Ahval News
Dec 11 2019 06:40 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Dec 12 2019 12:54 Gmt+3
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that foresees imposing sanctions on Turkey after the vote was delayed due to objection by Republican Senator Rand Paul.
The committee was forced to postpone the vote to advance Turkey sanctions to the full chamber after senator Paul voted against the move. However, the Republican senator's hold was overcome later and the bill, called Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act, was passed.
Committee members voted in favour of the resolution 18-4 to send the bipartisan measure to full Senate. Together with Paul, Republican Senators Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson and Democrat Senator Thomas Stewart Udall, voted against the legislation.
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