Reuters: Politics: Russia trade bill no "slam dunk": Republican senator

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Russia trade bill no "slam dunk": Republican senator Mar 15th 2012, 14:39 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate Thu, Mar 8 2012 Obama push for Russia trade bill ignites debate Wed, Mar 7 2012 Lawmakers clash on Obama push for Russia trade bill Wed, Mar 7 2012 Congress ends bitter tax battle with bill passage Fri, Feb 17 2012 Analysis & Opinion What's so great about moderates? Santorum donor Friess makes star turn in D.C. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) departs a ''super committee'' meeting in the Capitol in Washington November 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:39am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican senator on Thursday warned the White House that passing legislation to bolster trade relations with Russia won't be a "slam dunk" because of concerns over that country's record on human rights and foreign policy actions. "It's simply unreasonable to believe that PNTR (permanent normal trade relations) can be extended to Russia without a more thorough examination of the issues," Senator Jon Kyl, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said at a hearing on the issue. (Reporting By Doug Palmer) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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