Cassidy says Reagan and Lindsey Graham would be ashamed of the waiver
Bill CassidyU.S. senator from Louisiana
Sen. Bill Cassidy shares a Wall Street Journal editorial criticizing Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions and writes that Ronald Reagan and Lindsey Graham would be ashamed of it.
“Reagan and Lindsey would be ashamed of this.”
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Trump waives the Graham Act's Russia sanctions
The White House says waiving the Graham Act's Russia measures preserves room for peace negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say relief weakens pressure on Russia. Thomas Massie welcomes Trump's use of the authority Congress granted.
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Cassidy's post sharing The Wall Street Journal's editorial on the Graham Act waiver.
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Unsigned Wall Street Journal editorial on the waiver of the Graham Act measures.
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The Hill report on Sen. Bill Cassidy's response to Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions, republished by KSN.
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Cassidy shares a link to a Wall Street Journal editorial that says Trump's waiver of the Graham Act sanctions stuck a shiv in the back of the late senator's legacy. The Hill reports that he circulated it to express disappointment with Trump's decision, less than a month after Trump signed the sanctions law.
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The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions. Cassidy shares an editorial attacking the waiver and says Reagan and Graham would be ashamed of it, which rejects the decision.
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