WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees issued the following statement after President Trump issued an executive orderexempting Russia from a new sanctionsmeasure that Congress with bipartisan majoritiespassedlast month:
"Instead of offering economic relief from the high prices he has inflicted on the American people, President Trump is giving relief to murderous dictator Vladimir Putin.
"This exemption defies logic and compromises our national security. This action does nothing to lower costs for working families; it simply rewards Putin for the indiscriminate killing of innocent civil...