1. Last week, Glenn, the author of the original sanctions legislation, blocked the broader waiver authority from being attached to the exemption on grain sales. 2. President Bill Clinton faces a deadline tomorrow for deciding whether to waive a provision of Cuba sanctions legislation that has touched off strong protests by European allies. 3. The resolution will be considered sometime this week as an amendment to the pending Cuba sanctions legislation. 4. He has the authority to waive or enforce at six month intervals the law suit provision, which is contained in Cuba sanctions legislation he signed last March. 5. Iran has said the sanctions legislation had little effect. 6. Sen. Mitch McConnnell, who used to head an Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, said sanctions legislation concerning Milosevic that was approved last year worked exactly as designed. 7. Federal sanctions legislation is also pending in the House and Senate. 8. Federal sanctions legislation, which the White House opposes, has been introduced in both houses of Congress, with hearings tentatively scheduled for this month. 9. If Weld signs the bill, Massachusetts will become the first American state to enact anti-Burma sanctions legislation, following a half-dozen local and municipal governments. 10. A spokesman for Senator Mitch McConnell also confirmed Friday that the Republican from Kentucky was drafting sanctions legislation against Burma. |