2 Republican Lawmakers Ask State Dept. to Explain Sanctions Waiver for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Company
The two top Republicans on the House and Senate foreign affairs committees are asking for an explanation from the State Department for why it waived sanctions against the company behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project (see 2105200055). Sen.…
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Jim Risch of Idaho and Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said they are “very concerned and disappointed’ by the decision to not sanction Nord Stream 2 AG and asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken to “justify this decision in specific detail” before the House and Senate. “We strongly disagree that it is in the national interests of the United States to issue this waiver, as it will further enable Russian leverage over European allies’ energy supply,” the lawmakers said in a May 25 letter.