A sanctions bill targeting Iran and Russia has hit a new hiccup in US Congress, says the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker told reporters in Washington, DC, Wednesday that a “political issue” has risen ahead of the measure.
Last week, a procedural problem in the lower chamber of the United States Congress halted a quick vote for the legislation that had passed the Senate nearly unanimously.
Later, the Senate sent a proposed fix to the House but, according to Corker, a new obstacle has cropped up.
“Another little thing that’s more of a political issue” has risen, said the senator, who is known for his anti-Iran stance, asserting that “there is no language issue.”
Senators initially voted 98-2 to pass the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act, to which anti-Russia sanctions were also attached.
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