Collusion? House Reps Not On Russia's Sanction List Raises A Lot Of Questions About Dem Leadership

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Collusion? House Reps Not On Russia's Sanction List Raises A Lot Of Questions About Dem Leadership

Wednesday, Russia announced that it had imposed retaliatory sanctions on U.S. members of Congress in response to similar sanctions levied against more than 300 Russian lawmakers just last month. But the news is not who was sanctioned, it was who was not. In fact, from Pelosi to Maxine Waters to Jerry Nadler, most of those left off the list are leading Democrats.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced that it was imposing “mirror” sanctions against 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The move marks the latest in a string of reprisals from the Russian government in response to U.S. sanctions.

“These individuals, including the leadership and committee chairmen of the lower house of the U.S. Congress, are placed on the Russian ‘stop list’ on a permanent basis,” the Russian Foreign Ministry further noted in the release.

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The list includes representatives from both sides of the aisle, including the likes of Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), among hundreds of others.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) responded to the news of the sanctions imposed against him by Russia on Twitter, writing of his family that escaped “the Russian pogroms” of the late 19th century and were granted refuge in the U.S.

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“Today, 120 years later, I was sanctioned by Russia for opposing the very genocide, authoritarianism, and tyranny I promised my great-grandparents I would fight,” he added.

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Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) reacted to the news of his inclusion on the list in a tweet, writing, “Well there goes my Spring Break plans!”

Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis expressed that it was an “honor to be included” on the list.

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“Yesterday, I was sanctioned by the Russian State for opposing their grotesque and brutal attacks on Ukraine and Ukrainian civilians,” Rep. Debbie Dingell said, going as far as calling it “a badge of honor.”

The ministry has said that it plans to expand the travel ban list in the near future. It noted that other U.S. lawmakers, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), have previously been banned from entering Russia.

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The ministry added that the measures came in response to the sanctions announced by President Biden on March 24, which targeted 328 members of the Duma, Russia’s legislative body, as well as the Duma itself as an entity.

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The announcement comes as relations between the U.S. and Russia have deteriorated following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

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Russia also announced it was sanctioning 87 Canadian senators.

This development comes a few weeks after the Kremlin expelled several American diplomats from the country after the U.S. removed 12 Russian diplomats late last month.

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