Rep. Pascrell Criticizes Removal of Russian Sanctions
May 22, 2021
May 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 21, 2021:
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today pushed back on a decision by the U.S. State Department to lift sanctions against the Russian Federation involving the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as new diplomatic talks are set to open between Washington and Moscow.
"Now is no moment to lift congressionally mandated sanctions aimed against Vladimir Putin's governmen . . .
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today pushed back on a decision by the U.S. State Department to lift sanctions against the Russian Federation involving the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as new diplomatic talks are set to open between Washington and Moscow.
"Now is no moment to lift congressionally mandated sanctions aimed against Vladimir Putin's governmen . . .