WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in calling on Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) to convene a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over recently announced sanctions relief (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-could-lift-sanctions-more-russian-oil-says-bessent-2026-03-06/) for Russia. This comes at the same time that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/) to target American service members in the Middle East.
"The Trump Administration cannot simultaneously clai...