In congress. We have a house considering Bipartisan Legislation that would impose new sanctions on turkey while the senate is blocking this ever. And he tells more about the congressional response to turkeys recent note to action . Guest at this point the house is going to take up some legislation that would sanction turkey and their its possible the the senate will tt up. It is being slow down in the senate, paused in the senate because the republicans who run the Upper Chamber want to give the ceasefire a chance here. I want to give the president a chance to try to see if the deal he worked out here is going to be successful. But there can having sanctions as a plan b. So the house will pass it and there can looking into junctions with Senate Republicans who are not opposed with house is doing. They just want to give the president a chance and i think i recall the president saying last week, actually this week if the sanctions ceasefire is a successful he reimpose the sanctions that
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Susan the house will take up legislation that will sanction turkey and the senate would also take it up and it is possible they will. It is being slowed down in the senate or paused in the senate because the republicans who run the chamber want to give the ceasefire a chance. They want to give the president a chance to try to seal the deal they worked out here is going to be successful. They are having sanctions as plan b. The house will pass it. They are working in conjunction with Senate Republicans who are not opposed what the house is doing. They just want to give the president a chance and i think i recall the president saying last ork that if the sanctions ceasefire is not successful, he could reimpose sanctions that he had placed from the executive branch. Congress will take them up in the house and the senate is in a ift and see mode to see things do in fact stabilize in the region and that the kurds are protected and the isis terrorists who are imprisoned at their that way. If
Campaign in may 20, watch our live coverage of the president ial candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. Cspans campaign 2020 your unfiltered view of politics. Chiefh me is susan, the Congressional Correspondent of the Washington Examiner looking at the week ahead in congress. The house is considering Bipartisan Legislation that would impose new sanctions on turkey while the senate is blocking. Can you tell me about the response at this point, the house is willing to take up some legislation that would sanction it isd their possible they will take it up in the senate. Because the republicans there who run the Upper Chamber want to give this ceasefire a chance. You want to give the president a the deal try to see at he has worked out here will be successful. Sanctions asng plan b. The house will pass it and they are working in conjunction with who are notlicans opposed to what the house is doing. They just want to give the president a chance. I think i recall the pre