Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
The head of the local council in Borodyanka surveyed extensive damage following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kyiv region in footage released on April 5, 2022. Credit: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via StoryfulCongress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response toHouse action came after the Senate approved the two bills with 100-0 votes.
The bill to end normal trade relations with Russia paves the way for Biden to enact higher tariffs on various imports, such as certain steel and aluminum products, further weakening the Russian economy under President Vladimir Putin. It also ensures Belarus receives less favorable tariff treatment. "We have no time to waste and must immediately further punish Vladimir Putin," Neal said. "What we have witnessed in Bucha over the course of the last 72 hours alone more than justifies the positions we have taken in the past and to be more assertive and aggressive going into the future."Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
"No nation whose military is committing war crimes deserves free trade status with the United States," Schumer said. Schumer opted to let senators work behind the scenes on language that lawmakers from both parties and the White House could accept, rather than chew up floor time to overcome the filibuster.
While Russian oil makes up only a small part of U.S. imports, it carries a high price for lawmakers in Congress who viewed the ban as a moral test in blocking an economic lifeline for Putin’s regime.
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