WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statements after their Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act, which would protect American companies who have been unfairly targeted in foreign jurisdictions, particularly Russian courts, for their good faith compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee:
"American companies who rightfully stopped doing business in Russia following Putin's invasion of Ukraine should not be punished or subjected to Russian lawfare," said Sen. Cornyn. "This legislation would close a legal loophole that has been ...