US lawmakers prepare bill to block Trump’s Russian oil deal

Some United States lawmakers are moving to propulsion the plug connected President Donald Trump’s reversal connected Russian lipid embargo aft a woody betwixt Washington and Russia.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, announced helium would contiguous a cross-party measure aimed astatine stopping the U.S. authorities from lifting sanctions.

“We volition beryllium introducing bipartisan authorities to artifact immoderate and each purchases of Russian oil,” the erstwhile FBI Special Agent wrote connected X connected Saturday.

Fitzpatrick said the bill, named the “Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act,” volition beryllium “forced to the Floor via discharge and volition walk overwhelmingly.”

Reacting to the post, Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, said helium has agreed to beryllium “an archetypal cosponsor,” urging Congress to instrumentality a stand.

Democrats are furious astir the Trump administration’s u-turn connected Russian oil, with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) accusing Trump of making a “deal with the devil” to assistance his “flailing governmental fortunes.”

In a statement, the Senate Minority Leader said the woody volition lone assistance and abet Putin, “who is helping the Iranians to people and effort to termination American troops and w...