Stalling on Sudan
Now we see why there was so much inaction in the Congress on the worsening situation in the Sudan. The Hill reports:
Business lobbyists scored a quiet win this week when lawmakers approved a long-stalled Sudan sanctions bill without language protecting states’ ability to force the sale of public holdings tied to the African dictatorship — but the legislative battle is far from over.
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), which represents more than 300 multinational companies, had led the lobbying campaign against a section on state investments inserted during House consideration of the Sudan sanctions bill earlier this year. The bill passed Congress late Monday, as the Sudanese government continued to block a United Nations force aimed at halting mass killings in its Darfur region.
Business lobbyists scored a quiet win this week when lawmakers approved a long-stalled Sudan sanctions bill without language protecting states’ ability to force the sale of public holdings tied to the African dictatorship — but the legislative battle is far from over.
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), which represents more than 300 multinational companies, had led the lobbying campaign against a section on state investments inserted during House consideration of the Sudan sanctions bill earlier this year. The bill passed Congress late Monday, as the Sudanese government continued to block a United Nations force aimed at halting mass killings in its Darfur region.
posted by BPblogger at 2:14 PM
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