Washington, Oct. 14 -- Congressman Brad Sherman issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and fellow Committee Democrats in condemning President Trump's decision to authorize purchases of Russian diesel, warning that the move would enrich Vladimir Putin and undermine U.S. support for Ukraine:
"President Trump is blaming Ukraine for rising fuel costs to distract from the real cause: his war of choice in Iran. The American people are paying the price for this president's decisions, and now he is filling the Kremlin's war chest. It is a shameful betrayal of Ukraine, our European allies, and everything ...