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Senators to Continue to Garner Support for Turkey Sanctions Bills

Senators to Continue to Garner Support for Turkey Sanctions Bills
From left: Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) at an Oct. 17 press conference on Capitol Hill where Van Hollen and Graham formally introduced a bill imposing sanctions on Turkey. (Photo: Vivienne Machi/Staff)

Senators said Oct. 17 that they plan to continue to move forward with separate bills placing sanctions on Turkey for beginning military operations in northeast Syria, even as senior White House officials have announced a deal has been made to allow Syrian Kurds to evacuate the area. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday officially introduced a bipartisan bill that banned arms sales to Turkey – among other sanctions – until a ceasefire is achieved and…

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