Ted Lieu
06/09/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/09/2023 11:07
REP LIEU INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO DESIGNATE RUSSIA AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM
REP LIEU INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO DESIGNATE RUSSIA AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM
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June 9, 2023
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a bipartisan group of Members in reintroducing the Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, bipartisan legislation to officially deem Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The bill, co-led by Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Ken Buck (R-CO) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), outlines Russia's repeated support for non-state terrorist groups prior to and during the Ukraine conflict. Drawing on sanctions authority originally created by Congress, the bill further isolates Russia and inflicts more economic consequences on Putin's regime.
The text of the bill reads:
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