Jewish groups, including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which had been pushing the House to override a presidential veto of a law imposing sanctions on Russian companies, said they would support a congressional move to postpone the vote. But these same groups were wrestling over whether to back the White House and actually urge a delay.
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