Republican controlled house passes even more sanctions against Assad and the Syrian people

Republicans pass more stupid shit to punish the Syrian people for fighting back against American armed and funded terrorists.

Yaay.



Engel & Royce Syria Sanctions Bill Passes House

Press Release 11.15.16
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Legislation Cracks Down on Assad Supporters & Pushes Negotiations

WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the Committee’s Chairman, today welcomed the unanimous passage in the House of Representatives of their comprehensive legislation to impose new sanctions on supporters of Syria’s Assad Regime, encourage a negotiated end to the crisis, and kick off investigations into the eventual prosecutions of war criminals.

In July, Reps. Engel and Royce introduced The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (HR 5732) named after the former Syrian military photographer who defected to the opposition after documenting Assad’s torture of the Syrian people. This bill would also require reports on human-rights violators in Syria, abuse of cross-border assistance, and the feasibility of a no-fly zone or safe zone over Syria.

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