Senate Attempt to Keep Rusal Sanctions Fails
The attempt to stop the Trump administration from lifting sanctions on Russian aluminum producer Rusal failed on Jan. 16, when a vote to end debate was taken but didn't garner the required 60 votes. This was the third vote on…
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the matter, and like the first two (see 1901150025), there were 57 senators who wanted to keep the sanctions, including 11 Republicans. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, did not vote, so the move failed 57-42. The sanctions, first levied in April, have never been fully implemented.