Posted on 10/11/2017 6:05:59 PM PDT by Drew68
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) slammed the Trump administration on Wednesday for missing a key deadline in implementing sanctions against Russia.
“The delay calls into question the Trump administration’s commitment to the sanctions bill which was signed into law more than two months ago, following months of public debate and negotiations in Congress. They’ve had plenty of time to get their act together," the pair said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
By Oct. 1, the McCain and Cardin-penned sanctions bill required the administration clarify which targets would be identified and punished as part of Russia's defense and intelligence sectors. The administration has not yet done so.
The bill had been intended to force President Trump into punishing Russia for its tampering in the 2016 presidential election, with legislators fearing that the president would be overly lenient. McCain and Cardin sent a letter to Trump reminding him of the deadline on Sept. 29.
Also on September 29, Trump issued a memorandum delegating most of the responsibilities of making the decisions outlined in the bill to members of the Cabinet. Trump passed the authority to determine who counted as military or intelligence to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
According to their Wednesday statement, the duo believes the administration has been slow to implement at least one other step in the Russian response.
“[T]here does not appear to be a significant diplomatic effort to engage our allies in Europe and lead an effort to increase pressure on Moscow. Congressional intent was clear, reflected in the overwhelming bipartisan majority in favor of the legislation," they said.
Wasn’t he supposed to be dead by now? I’d rather see his daughter in that seat.
Gee, why wouldnt Trump implement sanctions placed on Russia by obama and co for “ hacking the election”
Since the investigation has turned up so much proof of Russian guilt...
Shucks, we sure aren’t seeing any GOP senators supporting our president, are we? I’m getting a bit weary of this.
Shut up Juan, you aren’t the president!
Just shut up, you attention-seeking media whore!
Actually, Germany was super p***** about our latest sanctions. Maybe that’s why this didn’t happen.
Juan, Juan, Juan, it doesn’t work that way. You want cooperation, you might try not to sabotage everything that is sent to the Senate.
Did McCain take his Alzheimer’s meds today?
I’m glad Trump is yanking this idiot’s chain.
“McCain is sad because.....”
He will soon be DEAD! And the sooner the better!
Exactly. Without a single investigation concluded, no one has yet proven what the ruskies did.
I guess we could outlaw kaspersky anti-virus from russia. It’s lousy anyway.
“I’d rather see his daughter in that seat.”
You mean “The Blond Beast With Three Heads?”
Just die already McCain and put us all out of our misery. You add nothing to the public discourse or betterment of this country.
She’s almost exactly the type of young lady I dated when I was single. Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it, as they say.
works fine on my phone without slowing everything down.
FU McNuts!!! ESAD already!
This squirrel again? Most times he feels like a nut. Sometimes he don’t. “:^)
I’d hit it... with a Louisville Slugger.
Give him a plane and let him attack Russia. He’ll fly in too low and they’ll shoot him down before he has a chance to do anything.
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