Russia energy debate puts squeeze on White House: The Note
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The bipartisanship breaking out after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is extending perhaps a little too far for immediate White House comfort.
The TAKE with Rick Klein
The bipartisanship breaking out after Russia's invasion of Ukraine is extending perhaps a little too far for immediate White House comfort.
A bipartisan group of senators -- extending across a true ideological spectrum -- is pushing a new bill that would halt Russian energy imports. They are arguing that with Russian President Vladimir Putin using "energy as a weapon of war," the U.S. should be acting in like it -- in ways that hurt Putin more than boycotts of vodka or caviar.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are leading the effort. Other Democrats involved include Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly; Republican names attached include South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Montana Sen. Steve Daines.
