| | The U.S. ambassador to [[Kazakhstan]] raised concerns in cables to Clinton's State Department that Rosatom was acting on behalf of [[GRU|Russia's military intelligence agency]], the GRU, to gobble up uranium mines after Russia felt "squeezed" by having their uranium imports limited by other countries. Sen. [[John Barrasso]] of Wyoming also raised objections to the sale, saying it would "give the Russian government control over a sizable portion of America's uranium production capacity." | | The U.S. ambassador to [[Kazakhstan]] raised concerns in cables to Clinton's State Department that Rosatom was acting on behalf of [[GRU|Russia's military intelligence agency]], the GRU, to gobble up uranium mines after Russia felt "squeezed" by having their uranium imports limited by other countries. Sen. [[John Barrasso]] of Wyoming also raised objections to the sale, saying it would "give the Russian government control over a sizable portion of America's uranium production capacity." |
| − | Nonetheless, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, approved the deal by a unanimous vote, according to public reports. Clinton was a member of the nine member CFIUS by virtue of her role as Secretary of State. The other eight members of CFIUS came from Treasury, [[Homeland Security]], Commerce, Defense, Energy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Office of Science & Technology, and the Justice Department. | + | Nonetheless, the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]], known as CFIUS, approved the deal by a unanimous vote, according to public reports. Clinton was a member of the nine member CFIUS by virtue of her role as Secretary of State. The other eight members of CFIUS came from Treasury, [[Homeland Security]], Commerce, Defense, Energy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Office of Science & Technology, and the Justice Department. |