lee ann. reporter: the senate will vote later today, after weeks of negotiations trying to remove preferred nation trade status from russia. this is something congress has to do. so many of these actions against russia, the president has unilateral authority including sanctions, but as far as this preferred trade status, he needs congress to do something. republicans and democrats have been negotiating over several issues including human rights issues as far as this legislation is concerned and narrowing down the details of an oil ban, all things that are tan jenl and included into this bill. ultimately they reached an agreement. the vote is expected to be today. they ll have to go back to the house of representatives to vote on it before it reaches the president s desk. this is the next step in the congress trying to act very tough against russia.
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