Image: The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at right, led the efforts on the sanctions with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. They are shown in 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Rebecca Kheel of Roll Call reports: “The Senate on Friday passed a bill aimed at punishing Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a long-delayed effort that senators raced to finish in recent weeks as a tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

The bill, which would also levy penalties on Iran, was passed in a bipartisan 86-11 vote, overcoming Democratic angst over provisions that would expand the president’s tariff authorities.

“Today we say to the people of Ukraine, you are not alone. And we say to [Russian President] Vladimir Putin, you will not conquer Ukraine,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., one of the bill’s chief backers, said on the Senate floor Friday…”

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