From thetexan.news, comes the story that most of the D’s in the U.S. Senate voted against Senator Cruz’s bill that would have sanctioned any company involved in the operation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
From the article:
Though several Democrats joined nearly all Republicans, the U.S. Senate did not move forward with legislation from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to impose sanctions on companies involved in the operation of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The legislation needed 60 votes to move forward. Most Democrats voted against the legislation, but some voted in favor: Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) — several of whom are in competitive Senate races this year.
On the Republican side, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) joined Democrats to vote against the bill, criticizing the proposal as “more about mercantilism and protectionism than national security.”
Though it failed passage, Cruz touted the support from several Democrats as a victory against efforts from the White House to sway all Democrats to support their position.
“Despite furious White House lobbying, a large bipartisan majority of senators (55-44) once again voted for immediate sanctions on Putin’s pipeline,” said Cruz in a press release.
So let’s see if I get this straight. Shutting down pipelines in the U.S. is good per the dems but Russian pipelines are good ???
So obviously, how can this be anything but Russian collusion? During Trump’s Presidency, everything was Russian collusion but somehow of course, it’s different for the dems.