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Washington Examiner: House votes to investigate Vladimir Putin's 'ill-gotten wealth'
The House on Tuesday passed legislation that would require the Trump administration to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin's wealth.
In a voice vote, lawmakers approved the Vladimir Putin Transparency Act, a bipartisan bill that accuses Putin of undermining democratic reforms in Russia.
"It is the sense of Congress that the United States should do more to expose the corruption of Vladimir Putin, whose ill-gotten wealth is perhaps the most powerful global symbol of his dishonesty and his persistent efforts to undermine the rule of law and democracy in the Russian Federation," the bill said.
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More News On The U.S. Congress Passing Measures Targeting Russian President Putin And The Russian Government
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House to vote on series of bills targeting Putin -- Politico
US House Passes Anti-Russian Bills In Bid to Ramp Up Pressure Against Moscow -- Sputnik
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As the dems undermine democracy here at home ...
Moron
Agreed, even if fred thinks otherwise.
Mike
why bother agreeing with something that says nothing about the article posted but is merely a typical meaningless slam at the Demos? Must you too fall in line with childish stuff? shame
Last year, Hermitage Capital Management CEO Bill Browder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he believes the Russian president is "the richest man in the world" with a net worth of $200 billion. Browder has some bona fides to back up his Russia connections; the financier's firm was once the largest portfolio investor in Russia.
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