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Shaheen Joins Blumenthal and Darline Graham in Introducing Legislation with 60+ Cosponsors to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable

The release credits Graham with advancing the sanctions effort and securing White House agreement shortly before his death.

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Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal and Darline Graham introduced a bipartisan bill targeting purchasers of Russian oil and gas, continuing work by the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The release says the measure has more than 60 Senate cosponsors and would impose sanctions and tariffs.

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Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Late former senator whose sanctions effort the new bill continues

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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

Senator and bill introducer

Graham's version of this story ↗
Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

Senator and bill introducer

Shaheen's version of this story ↗
Richard Blumenthal
D · CT · SEN

Senator and bill introducer

Blumenthal's version of this story ↗
Chuck Grassley
R · IA · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Amy Klobuchar
D · MN · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Kevin Cramer
R · ND · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D · NY · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Michael F. Bennet
D · CO · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Brian Schatz
D · HI · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Jacky Rosen
D · NV · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Pete Ricketts
R · NE · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Cindy Hyde-Smith
R · MS · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John McCain
Former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

Former senator mentioned in a retrospective account of work supporting Ukraine

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Jack Reed
D · RI · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John Barrasso
R · WY · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States; the release says his administration supports the bill

Steve Daines
R · MT · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Mitch McConnell
R · KY · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader and bill supporter

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Adam B. Schiff
D · CA · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Jon Husted
R · OH · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Richard J. Durbin
D · IL · SEN

Senator and bill co-lead

Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John W. Hickenlooper
D · CO · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Mike Rounds
R · SD · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Tammy Duckworth
D · IL · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Marsha Blackburn
R · TN · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Angela D. Alsobrooks
D · MD · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

James E. Risch
R · ID · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Alan Armstrong
R · OK · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

James Lankford
R · OK · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Tim Kaine
D · VA · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Katie Boyd Britt
R · AL · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Chris Van Hollen
D · MD · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Jerry Moran
R · KS · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Tim Scott
R · SC · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John R. Curtis
R · UT · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Deb Fischer
R · NE · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Tom Cotton
R · AR · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

James C. Justice
R · WV · SEN

Senator and bill cosponsor

Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John Hoeven
R · ND · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Joni Ernst
R · IA · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Cynthia M. Lummis
R · WY · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Dan Sullivan
R · AK · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Roger F. Wicker
R · MS · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Christopher A. Coons
D · DE · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

John Boozman
R · AR · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

Ted Budd
R · NC · SEN

Senator and bill supporter

ALSO MENTIONED  Vladimir Putin, President of Russia and subject of the proposed sanctions; Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, who met with Lindsey Graham

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Senators Introduce Russia Sanctions Bill Developed by Lindsey Graham

Senators unveiled a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that Lindsey Graham had worked on before his death. Center outlets detail the bill’s sanctions and potential tariffs, while noting calls to pass it in Graham’s honor. Right-leaning outlets connect the measure to Graham’s legacy and note presidential discretion over sanctions and concerns about its prospects.

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