{"id":1424388,"date":"2022-04-07T16:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1424388"},"modified":"2022-04-07T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:29:39","slug":"senate-votes-100-0-house-votes-420-3-to-suspend-normal-trade-relations-with-russia-and-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-100-0-house-votes-420-3-to-suspend-normal-trade-relations-with-russia-and-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Votes 100-0, House Votes 420-3 to Suspend Normal Trade Relations With Russia and Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-votes-100-0-house-votes-420-3-to-suspend-normal-trade-relations-with-russia-and-belarus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1424388&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0\/0\/Schummer-McConnell.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxbusiness.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress sent legislation to President Biden&#8217;s desk to suspend normal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trade<\/a> relations with Russia and Belarus on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate voted unanimously, 100-0, and the House followed with a 420-3 vote. Three Republicans, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Thomas Massie, voted no.<\/p>\n<p>A rare issue of agreement between the two parties, the bill was initially approved by the House last month, with a vote of 424-8. If Biden signs it into law, it would enable him to impose greater damage to the Russian economy through higher tariffs on Russian goods like steel and aluminum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/house-votes-overwhelmingly-suspend-trade-relations-russia-belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOUSE VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY TO SUSPEND NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, BELARUS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill allows for the restoration of normal trade relations with either country if President Biden certifies to Congress that he has determined that they agreed to withdraw from Ukraine and that there is a cease-fire that Ukraine has accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Biden must also certify that the country \u2013 Russia and\/or Belarus \u2013 &#8220;poses not immediate military threat of aggression&#8221; to any NATO members and that they are recognizing the Ukrainian people\u2019s right to have their own independent government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Estonia Ambassador to the U.S. Kristjan Prikk says long-term responsibility needs to be taken by Russia for its war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/imf-russia-sanctions-currency-market-dollars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IMF OFFICIAL: RUSSIA SANCTIONS MAY \u2018FRAGMENT\u2019 CURRENCY MARKET, DILUTE DOLLAR&#8217;S INFLUENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Should Biden submit such a certification to Congress, lawmakers would have 90 days to respond with a joint resolution of disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the bill calls for the U.S. Trade Representative to &#8220;use the voice and influence of the United States&#8221; at the World Trade Organization to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, encourage other countries to suspend trade concessions with Russia and Belarus, contemplate additional measures with the goal of suspending Russia\u2019s participation in the WTO, and halting Belarus\u2019s ability to join the organization.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only House members to vote against the bill were Republican Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and Chip Roy of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the vote on suspending trade relations, the Senate again voted unanimously to ban oil imports and energy products from Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxbusiness.com. Congress sent legislation to President Biden&#8217;s desk to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus on Thursday. 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