Three months ago, I introduced legislation that would direct the State Department to consider adding Russia to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, alongside its close allies Iran and Syria. The moral case for such a designation is sound.
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Earlier this year, the Kremlin had crossed yet another previously unimaginable line, when it used a military-grade nerve agent to poison a former Russian intelligence agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury.
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Russia is officially responsible for a chemical weapons attack against a NATO member state on its own soil — a brazen violation of sovereignty of our closest ally. It requires a serious American response.
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My legislation would require the State Department to determine within 90 days whether the Russian Federation meets the criteria to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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If the answer is yes, Russia would face restrictions on American foreign assistance, a ban on American defense exports and sales, limits on American sales of certain items that have both civilian and military uses, and other financial and other restrictions.
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Senator Gardner, thank you for at least acknowledging that Russia IS NOT OUR FRIEND! Can you PLEASE do something to stop
#TrumpRussia? OUR COUNTRY IS ON THE LINE HERE SIR! CONGRESS HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP US SAFE! PLEASE! TALK TO RETIRING@GOP MEMBERS - STAND UP!

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Meddling is a wimpy kind of word. They ATTACKED our free election in myriad ways
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Soo bias, when US did same thing in the name of Interest :v
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