05/24/2022
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"This is the only country in the European Union that has a sovereign identity which we somehow would suggest that their energy development can be dictated by countries outside of its sovereign identity..."
"the administration seems to have a reticence as it relates to sanctions on Russia."
"I have been the architect of the greatest number of sanctions in the Congress over the course of 25 years."
"So when we talk about creating more energy for exportation, it seems to me that the realities of affecting places like Ukraine... we need a more directed effort."