Curtis among six senators calling Trump's Russian diesel move illegal
The bipartisan group says the administration skipped a required consultation with Congress before lifting sanctions on Russian diesel imports.
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Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis joined five other senators from both parties in calling on President Donald Trump to reverse an order allowing imports of Russian diesel, saying it violates a 2022 ban on Russian energy, Utah News Dispatch reported, citing States Newsroom. [1]
After an Oct. 9 call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. The 2022 law, which passed the Senate unanimously, allows such sanctions to be lifted only after consulting Congress and only if Russia has withdrawn from Ukraine and poses no immediate threat to NATO members. [1]
"President Trump's decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law," Curtis and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis said in a joint statement Sunday. [1]
Trump framed the move as a way to bring down diesel prices for farmers, ranchers and truckers. The national average price of diesel was $6.20 a gallon last week, up 67% from a year earlier, according to federal data cited by the outlet. The White House and Treasury did not respond to requests for comment. [1]
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