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“I rise to speak on behalf of the Crapo- Brown-Corker-Cardin Countering Russian Aggression and Cyber Attacks Act of 2017. This is filed as amendment No. 232 to the pending Iran sanctions bill, and as has been indicated, we will vote on it in just a few minutes. This amendment is the result of a partnership between the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Amendment 232 ratchets up pressure against the Russian Federation for its illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea, its continuing escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, and its malign cyber activities against businesses and citizens of the United States. It also provides Congress with strong oversight over almost any termination or suspension of these sanctions. I spoke yesterday about the hard work of Senators Corker, Brown, Cardin, and their staffs. I thank them again for their leadership. I also thank Senators McCain, Graham, and Shaheen, who contributed to these efforts. I recognize our latest cosponsors, Senators Perdue, Menendez, Warren, Rubio, Scott, Heitkamp, Reed, and Toomey. I appreciate their cosponsorship and support as well. We appreciate the leadership of Majority Leader McConnell and Democratic Leader Schumer, who helped ensure we could move a good Russia sanctions package. The need for this legislation is underlined by the fact that many Americans have deep concerns about Russia's behavior over the past few years.…”