Cornyn, Hassan, Hagerty, King Introduce Bill to Sanction Purchase of Russian Gold
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs from Limiting Democracy (Stop Russian GOLD) Act, which would apply secondary sanctions to anyone transacting with or transporting gold from Russia’s central bank holdings or selling gold physically or electronically in Russia. “Russia […]
Cornyn, Republicans Introduce Ban on U.S. Purchase of Russian Oil
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement after joining a group of Republican colleagues to introduce legislation that would ban the United States from purchasing Russian oil in response to its invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign democracy: “There is absolutely no reason for a country as resource-rich as the United States […]
Cornyn Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The United States has played no part in creating this crisis, but we have a responsibility to support the Ukrainian people as they fight to defend their own sovereignty. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “America stands with Ukraine, and we will do […]
Cornyn, Republican Colleagues Announce Russia Sanctions Bill
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined a majority of his Republican colleagues to introduce the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory (NYET) Act, which would provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter Russian aggression while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and potential future aggression against Ukraine. […]