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Pelosi Announces Support For Labeling Russia a Sponsor of Terrorism

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she’s urging the State Department to label Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, just as a Senate-led effort on the subject gains momentum.

Every senator except for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has agreed to quick consideration of a resolution calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make the designation. All 100 senators must consent to a bill in order for it to be fast-tracked on the floor. Paul is still reviewing the measure, his office said.

Pelosi, meanwhile, declined to elaborate on whether the House would act if the Biden administration doesn’t. But she said in a brief interview that a state sponsor designation for Moscow is “long overdue,” adding: “I’ve been advocating it for four months, at least.”

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