Posted on 09/06/2025 1:28:31 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is standing in the way of a bipartisan push to tighten sanctions on the country of Georgia, which lawmakers and advocates say is the best way to stand up for pro-democracy forces and counter Russian, Chinese and Iranian influence in the country.
Mullin is blocking passage of the Megobari Act — titled the Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act — bipartisan and bicameral legislation that codifies sanctions against officials in the ruling Georgian Dream party for human rights abuses, corruption, undermining democracy and deepening ties with American adversaries.
In a last-minute push in late August, Mullin succeeded in getting Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-N.D.) to strip the bill from the managers package for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), two congressional sources confirmed to The Hill.
Earlier this year, he blocked a request to pass the bill by unanimous consent. The bill is largely noncontroversial. It passed out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March and the House passed its version of the bill in May. The vote was 349 to 42.
While Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is also opposed to the bill, Mullin’s opposition stands out for the lengths he has taken to block the legislation from going to the floor.
“There’s a lot of people on the record supporting this legislation,” said one congressional source, who requested anonymity to discuss legislative deliberations.
“It was almost included in the NDAA last year. It has passed the House and it was passed out of committee this year. So the fact that one senator could kill it is quite disappointing.”
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The Shill is a worthless DNC mouthpiece.
Check this guys pockets for envelopes.
Check this guys pockets for envelopes.
The Hill may as well be Media Matters.
At least one Senator is impeding the agency attempt to overthrow yet another government it cant control
“Human rights abuses”= resisting EU membership and the liberal world order.
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