On 3/15/2022 2:06 PM, Kookaloo wrote:

As usual, Nancy is all talk and nothing else when the chips fall.

[Cross-posting removed]

I wouldn't have thought it possible, but it looks like our
cross-posting idiots are even dumber than our regular local idiots. As
usual, most of the retrumplican whinging is pure bullshit.

"House lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a package of sanctions targeting
Russia, including a ban on fuel and a new review of Russia's status as
part of the World Trade Organization.

The legislation will also expand an existing human rights law, the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which empowers
presidents to apply sanctions to those regimes that commit human rights violations — a charge facing Russian President Vladimir Putin for
allegedly targeting civilians in Ukraine.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced the package in a letter to
Democrats, describing the legislation as a vital step in the global
effort to rein in Putin amid Russia's bloody assault on Ukraine, where
hundreds of civilians have been killed and more than a million forced to
flee the country.

"Because this legislation is an urgent imperative — both morally and for
our security interests — the House will consider this legislation on the Floor today," she wrote.

Pelosi characterized the proposals as a compliment to the executive
actions of President Biden, who announced his own ban on the import of
Russian fuel Tuesday morning.

The quick rush to get the bill to the floor highlights the urgency
lawmakers face on Capitol Hill to challenge Putin for his unprovoked
attack on Ukraine, which has sparked the largest ground war in Europe
since World War II."
[snip]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/597338-house-to-vote-tuesday-on-russian-fuel-ban-other-trade-sanctions

TB

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)