https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-to-keep-sanctions-on-deripaska-related-firms
Among those who voted for it: Mitt Romney, Richard Burr and Lindsay Graham.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/sen...rump-from-lifting-russia-sanctions-fails.html
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who had warned as a presidential candidate in the 2012 election that Russia is the United States' top geopolitical foe, voted against Schumer's resolution.
A spokeswoman for Romney said his vote "was in line with longstanding U.S. policy and will help preserve our leverage to gain concessions from other bad actors. The senator expects the administration to reimpose sanctions if these companies don't comply."
Romney's vote follows a New Year's Day op-ed in which the former Massachusetts governor, who has been rumored to be mulling a 2020 primary challenge against Trump, signaled he was carving out an independent position from the president.
"Trump's words and actions have caused dismay around the world," Romney wrote in the Washington Post op-ed.
A spokeswoman for Romney said his vote "was in line with longstanding U.S. policy and will help preserve our leverage to gain concessions from other bad actors. The senator expects the administration to reimpose sanctions if these companies don't comply."
Romney's vote follows a New Year's Day op-ed in which the former Massachusetts governor, who has been rumored to be mulling a 2020 primary challenge against Trump, signaled he was carving out an independent position from the president.
"Trump's words and actions have caused dismay around the world," Romney wrote in the Washington Post op-ed.
The primary objective met! Biggest winner!
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