on june 12, 2017, united states senators reached an agreement on legislation to add new sanctions on russia. the bill was opposed only by sanders and republican rand paul. on june 14, 2017, james t. hodgkinson, a supporter of sanders during his presidential campaign, shot and injured four people, including house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana. hours later, sanders responded on capitol hill to news that hodgkinson was a campaign volunteer for his 2016 presidential run: