U.S. House Members Push for Stronger Sanctions Against Russia’s Seafood Sector
A bipartisan group of 38 members of Congress is urging President Biden to strengthen U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s seafood sector, a critical source of revenue for the Kremlin since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
In a Dec. 14 letter to Biden, the lawmakers said that new executive action to ensure U.S. sanctions apply to all Russian-harvested seafood, regardless of its movement through third countries, is an important step to drain Putin’s war chest and bring an end to the war.
“Excluding all Russian-harvested seafood from the U.S. market would impose immediate consequences on the Russian economy,” the letter states.
Chief sponsors of the letter were Representatives Suzan DelBene, D-Wash.; Garret Graves, D- La.; Mary Peltola, D-Ak.; and Rob Whittman, R-Va.
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