Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3364, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanction Act, legislation authorizing additional sanctions on North Korea, Iran, and Russia for recent actions that undermine the national security of the United States and its allies. Alaska Congressman Young, who joined 418 of his colleagues in support of the legislation, shared the following statement:
“This legislation is an important and appropriate step to holding bad actors accountable for their misguided and aggressive actions,” said Congressman Don Young. “By approving these sanctions, we send a very clear message: the United States will not tolerate these types of hostile acts, including the support of state-sponsored terrorism, repeated human rights violations, the development and testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and threats to U.S national security and global stability. I believe sanctions can and will continue to serve an important role in deterring future threats –especially in light of new aggression by North Korea – and encourage the Senate and President to move forward on these important issues of national security.”
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