In Clear Signal to Iran, ‘Lame Duck’ House Passes Sanctions Legislation With Overwhelming Support
(CNSNews.com) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 419-1 to reauthorize for another ten years Iran sanctions legislation due to expire at the end of the year – a move the Obama administration has sought to discourage.
“Now is not the time to ease up on the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism,” said Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) during consideration of legislation to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). Congress reconvened this week for a brief “lame duck” session.
The lone “no” vote came from the libertarian Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
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