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| https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-votes-no-on-turkey-sanctions-bill | Udall Votes No on Turkey Sanctions Bill | 2019-12-11 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | NM | Tom Udall | U000039 | www.tomudall.senate.gov | legacy | December 11, 2019 Udall Votes No on Turkey Sanctions Bill Udall concerned with long-term implications of push to sanction a NATO ally Seeks amendment to ensure President Trump divests from Turkey to eliminate conflict of interest WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.)issued the following statement on his decision to vote against advancingS. 6412,a bill to impose U.S. sanctions on Turkey, which was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee earlier today: Whilesanctions certainly can be an important tool, they are not the only tool that we have at our disposal to conduct foreign policy but too often we are relying on blunt instruments instead of engaging in real diplomacy.As Congress keeps considering more and more sanctions, foreign policy experts are telling us to slow down and take stock of the effectiveness of these efforts, and I believe we need a comprehensive reevaluation of this strategy. In this case weare rushing to consider a bill to impose sanctions on a long-time NATO ally without thorough analysis of how we got to this point, what these sanctions are intended to accomplish, and whether they are likely to succeed. If Congress is so concerned with U.S.-Turkish relations that we are resorting to sanctions, then we must alsorequirethatthe president divest of his multi-million dollar per year licensing deal for Trump Towers in Istanbul.The president himself has admitted hehasa little conflict of interest'when it comes to U.S.-Turkey relations and President Erdogan hasthreatened to retaliateagainst Trump Towers in Istanbul over past disagreements during the 2016 campaign. This is not a partisan issue: concerns about the president's conflict of interest in Turkey have risen to the highest levels of his own administration. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton'sgave a private speechin which he stated his beliefthe president's Turkey policy is driven by personal and financial interests. WhileI did not have the opportunitytoreceive an up or down vote onmy amendment to requirePresident Trump to divest from Turkey today, I will continue to pursue it if this legislation comes to the Senate floor. Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |