BEYER: THIS BILL WOULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD FOR AMERICA AND FOR UKRAINE

Washington, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, delivered a stark warning against the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act during floor debate on the measure ahead of a final vote this afternoon. His remarks as delivered follow below, and video is available here.

"Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose this well-intentioned but terribly flawed bill. All of us on our side of the aisle strongly support Ukraine. But this bill would do more harm than good for America and for Ukraine. It has three main points: sanctions, tariffs, and symbolism. The new sanctions on...