They're caught between the GOP's longstanding tough-on-Russia stance and Donald Trump.
President Barack Obama’s eleventh-hour Russia sanctions
present a big test for congressional Republicans, who are torn between
decades-old GOP principles and their new standard-bearer's unorthodox
embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Democrats are already seeking to exploit this rift, drafting legislation designed to make it harder for President-elect Donald Trump to unilaterally roll back Obama’s new sanctions.
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“While today’s action by the administration is overdue, it is an
appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia,” Paul
Ryan said in a statement.
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