This is absurd: The law on "infernal sanctions" will not hit Putin, and the Americans

The law on "infernal sanctions" will not hit Putin, but for American families. This was stated in a column for the Daily Caller by Senator Rand Paul.

"The authors of this law, which is quite understandable, want to punish Vladimir Putin… But this bill is drafted in such a way that its authors do not understand: it will not bring peace to Ukraine, but will make American families poorer by raising tariffs, which are nothing more than taxes on imported goods," Paul writes.

He urged "not to allow sympathy to Ukraine will blind them to the reality of tariffs."

"Tariffs are import taxes that Americans pay... Those members (of Congress) who vote to raise taxes will tell you: "Don't worry, these tariffs will only be charged to disadvantaged foreign countries." This absurd statement causes laughter," Paul stressed.

He proposed his amendment, which removes counterproductive tariffs from the legislation, and called on colleagues to support it.

The amendment, he said, introduces the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on an ever-changing list of countries. "Congress should not so shamelessly delegate its constitutional responsibilities to the executive branch," Paul said.

Congress should reject a strategic mistake in a bill that will not bring peace to the It will only raise prices for American consumers, further weaken the dollar, destroy US relations around the world and bring together opponents of the United States, including Russia and China, the senator sums up.

As reported by EADaily, the US Senate approved a bill on "hellish sanctions" against Russia and Iran, developed by the late Republican Lindsey Graham❶. Now the document will be considered by the House of Representatives of the Congress, if approved, it will be sent to the US president for signature.

At the same time, senators voted against an amendment depriving Donald Trump of the authority to personally impose customs duties against states that import Russian oil or gas.

❶An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring