By Doug Palmer
Reuters) – A bill that would upgrade U.S. trade relations with Russia while also punishing Russian officials for human rights
violations cleared a legislative hurdle on Tuesday on its way to expected
approval in the House of Representatives later this week.
The House Rules Committee approved a plan to combine legislation to establish “permanent normal trade relations” (PNTR) with Russiawith a separate human rights measure strongly opposed by Moscow.
The full House is expected to vote on Thursday on the plan to merge the bills and vote on Friday on the combined package, a House Republican aide said.http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR46/043/2012/en
Representative Kevin Brady, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee’s trade subcommittee, said the trade and human rights package had broad bipartisan support.
source:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/us-usa-russia-trade-idUSBRE8AD01A20121114
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149
