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(989 posts)The truth is that Bernie does not believe in the targeting of one or two countries in the bill.
The Senate version of the bill in 2012 did not exclusively target Russia.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/271455-senate-passes-russia-trade-bill
Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted against the trade bill.
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 dont understand why were 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.
The 2017 version targeted Russia and Iran. Bernie objected to the negative impact on the Iran deal. I'm sure that if the bill had applied to all nations, Bernie would have been fine with it this time as well.