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Menendez: Biden Does Not Need Congressional Approval For Sanctions

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has said that President Biden has a wide range of authorities to sanction Russia whether Congress acts or not.

  • 'I think that if Congress acted in a bipartisan way, and augmented the President's hand and sent a global message that not only the executive branch, but the legislative branch is in concurrence, it would be a good thing.'
  • Menendez and his Republican counterpart on the committee James Risch (R-ID) have come under criticism for failing to reach an agreement on a sanctions package despite weeks of negotiating.
  • Both Biden and Sec of State Blinken have made it clear that Nordstream 2 will be blocked if Russian invades Ukraine.

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