WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-N.H.) bipartisan bill, S. 1441, the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019, imposing sanctions on those involved in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project, overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 20-2. Following the vote, Sens. Cruz and Shaheen issued the following statements urging the Senate to quickly pass their legislation. “Nord Stream 2 poses a grave threat […]
