What’s more, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has said he looks at the bill favorably as “a tool in the president’s tool chest that you can use against the Russians to get them to the table.” He is monitoring the administration’s negotiations to see when could be the right time to bring it to the Senate floor. Shortly before the most recent sanctions on natural gas companies implemented unilaterally by the executive branch, Johnson told reporters, “There is a big appetite among Republicans in the House and Senate … for tough sanctions on Russia” and that “Republicans in Congress are ready to provide support” for Trump’s negotiations “and any leverage that we can, including sanctions.” He explained, “I don’t believe the president is ever going to agree to the sanctions, and I say that because they’re busy hammering out a trade agreement with China right now, and that’s in a delicate balance, and once they get that done, I don’t think they’re going to want to do anything to upset China.”
Author: George Caldwell
Published at: 2025-10-28 23:30:00
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