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You sign legislation to enact additional sanctions on Russia to go into effect October 1. It doesn't happen. WHY?

Posted - October 27, 2017
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  • 22891
    not sure why
      October 27, 2017 1:38 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    Because the White House ... under EVERY administration since Clinton, according to both Republican and Democrat Congressmen interviewed by NPR ... is slow to act on sanctions passed by Congress.
      October 27, 2017 3:02 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    They are? Slow to act maybe. Slow to implement once a law is passed? It was supposed to take effect October 1. Today is October 28. Who is holding it up? Congress?  Thank you for your reply Walt and Happy Saturday! I shall ask that question.
      October 28, 2017 2:47 AM MDT
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  • 6023

    It's called "enabling legislation" or "enabling regulations".

    In other words, all agencies have to be told exactly HOW the sanctions are going to be implemented and/or enforced.
    If you pass legislation imposing banking sanctions on Russia ... what, exactly, does that mean to businesses?
    EG: Does it only affect banks giving money TO Russia ... or does it also mean individuals can't have accounts in Russian banks?

    Since the White House is the Executive Branch, all agencies have to get that information from the White House before they can put any regulations in place.  Which means somebody at the White House has to either interpret the law themselves or meet with Congress to determine what the intent was.  And then they have to get the President to issue the orders to all federal agencies.

      October 28, 2017 9:09 AM MDT
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