WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today calling on the Trump Administration to allow its waiver of certain sanctions on Russian oil to expire tomorrow. Higher fuel prices - driven by President Trump's war in Iran - and the Trump Administration's sanctions relief are reportedly providing Russia an extra $150 million per day in budget revenues from oil sales.
"This policy, however temporary or limited in scope, risks providing the Russian Federation with a continued stream of revenue at a time w...