U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is helping champion her late colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham’s key priority of advancing legislation to cripple the Russian economy as the war in Ukraine rages.
Just before his death, Graham announced on Friday (July 10) a major breakthrough with the White House on sweeping sanctions and tariff legislation.
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Now, in a tribute to the South Carolina Republican, a large swath of bipartisan senators on Tuesday unveiled a revised bill that would impose steep tariffs on the biggest purchasers of Russian oil.
“Lindsey is looking down on this moment with a big smile,” Britt, R-Alabama, said. “He said that this would be the most consequential piece of legislation that he ever had an opportunity to get behind and get to the president’s desk.”
Alabama’s junior senator said she talked with Graham just after the late senator discussed the bill with the White House and said he was “overjoyed” to be getting close to the long-fought bill becoming a reality.
If enacted, the revised legislation would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five countries that buy Russian oil — China, India, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan — lawmakers said.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Alex Angle and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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