House passes Russian oil import ban amid Ukraine war

The U.S. Home of Representatives handed a invoice to droop power imports from Russia Wednesday, a day after President Biden signed an govt order enacting an identical ban.

The invoice handed 414-17, with solely 15 Republicans and two Democrats voting in opposition to it.

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“The Home simply handed a ban on Russian oil. It’s time to Stick It To Putin At The Pump!” Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., tweeted in celebration of the invoice’s passage.

“I used to be proud to take a stand immediately in opposition to Russia and sanction their power exports for Vladimir Putin’s lawless and bloodthirsty invasion of Ukraine,” Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., the third-ranking Home Republican, said in a statement. “Nonetheless, this invoice doesn’t go far sufficient to make up for the devastating affect of Joe Biden’s anti-American power agenda.”

“Joe Biden should do greater than swap out one dictator for one more dictator’s oil,” Stefanik added. “Because the starting, I bhaveeen clear that we should absolutely sanction Russia, punish Vladimir Putin for his aggressive actions, and assist the Ukrainian individuals with the instruments they want, brief solely of U.S. troops on the bottom. And I’ll proceed to struggle for American power independence on behalf of households struggling due to skyrocketing fuel costs on the pump and our nationwide safety within the face of Joe Biden’s weak management.” 

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks moments after being elected chair of the Home GOP Republican Convention, changing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Capitol Hill on Friday, Might 14, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Other than banning the import of Russian oil, the laws goals to restrict Russia’s entry to the World Commerce Group (WTO) and it reauthorizes laws that enabled sanctions on human rights abusers. Nonetheless, it stopped in need of an unique bipartisan settlement earlier this week that might have suspended regular commerce relations with Russia and Belarus.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Home handed a $1.5 trillion spending invoice that funds the federal government via Sept. 30 and contains $13.6 billion in help to Ukraine amid the warfare with Russia. The protection portion handed by a vote of 361-69, and the home portion handed by a vote of 260-171 with one current vote. 

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Russian oil exports account for about one-third of Europe’s oil imports, however they solely account for slightly below 10% of U.S. general imports.

When Biden signed his order, he warned that fuel costs – which reached a brand new file Wednesday – had been more likely to proceed to extend.