WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), and 59 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026. The legislation aims to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
"The time to increase pressure on Moscow is now. Our overwhelmingly bipartisan sanctions package has the power to cripple Putin's revenue streams by targeting the energy exports that bankroll Russia's unjust war machine. Our colleague and friend, Senator Lindsey Graham, worked tirelessly to stand up to Russian aggression, and now we...