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Congress hammers Turkey with sanctions and Armenian genocide votes

Still outraged by Turkey’s Syria incursion, Congress votes to sanction Turkey and recognize the Armenian genocide.

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) arrives to hear testimony from U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland behind closed-doors, as part of the impeachment inquiry led by the House Intelligence, House Foreign Affairs and House Oversight and Reform Committees in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC1A8883F250
A bipartisan sanctions package against Turkey co-sponsored by New York Democatic Rep. Eliot Engel easily passed Oct. 29. Here, Engel arrives to hear testimony as part of the House impeachment inquiry in Washington, Oct. 17, 2019. — REUTERS/Erin Scott

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