EDITORIAL: House should send Russian sanctions bill to White House

Las Vegas Review-Journal August 30, 2026 - 9:00 pm After months of negotiations and hang-ups, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a Russian sanctions bill this month prior to leaving town on recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson should now round up the votes and send the legislation to the White House. The bill was sponsored

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who recently returned from a trip to the Ukraine region, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the House must forward on the Russia sanctions bill that has already passed the Senate. "It is a moment of extreme urgency," he added.