Washington, Oct. 9 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05)released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced a 180-day suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel and indicated that the U.S. may purchase large quantities of the fuel:
"It is outrageous for the President of the United States to purchase tons of diesel from Russia in direct contravention of legislation he signed three weeks ago imposing the toughest sanctions on Russia's oil and gas. Doing so would fuel the very war of aggression in Ukraine that our sanctions are meant to stop. It is a sudden and mendacious shift in policy from the pressure of our sanctions to actively aid...