国际英语资讯:U.S. House passes bill imposing tougher sanctions on Russia, Iran, DPRK
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>).</p><p><span word="Congressmen">Congressmen</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> 419-3 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> -- <span word="Justin">Justin</span> <span word="Amash">Amash</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Massie">Massie</span> -- <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="override">override</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="veto">veto</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="regimes">regimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="destabilizing">destabilizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>," <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Royce">Royce</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="forcefully">forcefully</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> "<span word="flexibility">flexibility</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="veto">veto</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="alter">alter</span>" <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p>
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