Toomey Votes to Impose Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement after voting to impose mandatory sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
“It’s stunning that the Biden administration and most of my Democrat colleagues—who have long opposed the Nord Stream 2 pipeline—are now turning their back on Ukraine in its hour of need. The mere threat of sanctioning Russia after an invasion will do nothing to bolster Ukraine’s security today. Shutting down the pipeline with sanctions now, however, will deter Russian aggression by continuing their reliance on Ukraine to export gas into Europe. Today’s bipartisan vote to sanction the pipeline sends a strong message to the president: It’s time to reverse course.”
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