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TwilightZone

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20. "Nobody at the time tried making these implications "

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 10:08 PM

Feb 2020

False. The four people who voted no on it did take flak and Levin had to provide his reasoning, which was that he didn't think it went far enough and should be extended to worldwide, basically pass the Senate version of the bill instead of the House.

"Levin said Wednesday that he would have preferred that the Senate vote on its version of the bill, which included the sanctions worldwide, rather than just affecting Russia.

“I don’t understand why we’re not taking up the Senate version and applying these standards universally,” Levin said on the Senate floor Wednesday night. “The only answer I can get is that the House might not pass the Senate version. Well, we should do what we think is right.”"

https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/271455-senate-passes-russia-trade-bill

As for the 2015 version, it didn't become law and was rolled into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 bill, which Sanders voted "no" on.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2943

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Bernie Sanders and Sanctions [View all] Garrett78 Feb 2020 OP

Your source is...some guy's blog? TwilightZone Feb 2020 #1

That Sanders supported a more robust version is not a supposition. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #2

That doesn't explain his vote on the 2012 version. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

Sanders and other Dems who also voted no on various pieces of legislation have given reasons. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #14

"Nobody at the time tried making these implications " TwilightZone Feb 2020 #20

Taking flak and implying some conspiracy involving the Russian government are not one in the same. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #32

Why does that blogger keep referring to "liberal conspiracy theories"? lapucelle Feb 2020 #3

Because he's a Sanders supporter. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

LOL! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #13

Totally Unbiased .. gmafb Cha Feb 2020 #19

Because right wingers clearly aren't the only ones who engage in conspiracy theorizing. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

BS didn't say it was a "classified intelligence briefing". lapucelle Feb 2020 #8

I think it's a given that "intelligence briefings" are classified. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #10

The info is already public knowledge sheshe2 Feb 2020 #18

We're talking about a particular intelligence briefing. Not just the topic of Russian interference. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #24

No it isn't a given that intelligence briefings are classified. lapucelle Feb 2020 #34

"classified" TwilightZone Feb 2020 #9

There's a reason Intel didn't just make a press conference. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #11

So, no source, other than the assumption that it had to be classified. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #17

If you want to believe... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #26

BS called it an intelligence briefing. He didn't say it was classified lapucelle Feb 2020 #36

I'm sorry but the questions about his no votes on sanctions go way back. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #16

He and other Dems (Whitehouse, Reed, etc.) have voted no on some and yes on others. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #27

And because he doesn't want to be taken seriously. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

Do you have a link to prove his history of voting in support of sanctions? ancianita Feb 2020 #12

He supported a bill for sanctions that was rolled into another bill, which he voted "no" on. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15

Thanks. I'll check it out. I'd have voted down all those NDAA's myself. They need to be broken ancianita Feb 2020 #21

Unfortunately, that's how pretty much everything goes in Congress. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #22

No, they play games in building bills.They need to stop that practice and create clean bills. Period ancianita Feb 2020 #25

Agreed. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #29

Every single mish-mashed bill is the politicizing of the people's business. Pelosi must stop it. ancianita Feb 2020 #30

Here are a couple: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #23

Awesome. Please. You'd do DU and DPF a real solid by making this an OP. It will calm everyone down. ancianita Feb 2020 #28

No, it won't, sadly. That's what I was trying to do with this thread and the one about... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #31

Do you mind if I give it a try? I'm used to taking flak for my posts. ancianita Feb 2020 #33

K&R n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #35