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Washington
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Today,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
voted
in
support
of
the
Countering
America’s
Adversaries
through
Sanctions
Act,
which
seeks
to
expand
existing
sanctions
on
Iran,
Russia,
and
North
Korea.
The
measure
passed
in
the
Senate
overwhelmingly
with
a
vote
of
98-2.
“Congress
sent
a
strong
and
clear
message
to
our
adversaries
today
that
their
actions
will
not
be
tolerated.
The
consistent
provocations
carried
out
by
Russia,
Iran,
and
North
Korea
have
left
us
no
choice
but
to
increase
financial
sanctions
intended
to
have
a
significant
impact
on
their
economies.
I
was
glad
to
see
the
strong
bipartisan
and
bicameral
support
behind
this
legislation,
and
hope
that
it
will
be
effective
in
helping
to
foster
peace
and
stability
in
some
of
the
more
dangerous
regions
around
the
world.”
The
Senate
passed
a
similar
bill,
the
Countering
Iran’s
Destabilizing
Activities
Act,
on
June
15th
of
this
year,
which
passed
with
a
vote
of
98-2.
Sen.
Scott
is
a
co-sponsor
of
the
original
bill,
and
he
also
supported
an
amendment
to
the
bill
that
strengthened
sanctions
against
Russia.
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