Tell Congress: Keep Oil Sanctions on Russia

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Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City or Zip Code]. I’m calling to ask [Representative/Senator Name] to publicly oppose the administration’s second 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions and to demand an explanation from Treasury.

This second waiver is the wrong move. It gives Russia more room to earn oil revenue while Putin is still waging war against Ukraine and cooperating with Iran. The United States should not be giving economic relief to a regime that is attacking our allies and working against American interests.

Please urge [Representative/Senator Name] to speak out publicly against this second waiver and support restoring full pressure on Russian oil revenues. Congress should be tightening sanctions on Russia, not giving Putin another reprieve. Thank you.

Summary

The Treasury Department has now issued a second 30-day waiver on sanctions affecting Russia’s oil sector, despite signaling just days earlier that the original waiver would not be continued. This unexplained reversal will increase the Kremlin's oil revenues that finance its war against Ukraine. Congress should not stay silent while the United States gives economic breathing room to a regime that is attacking our allies, aiding the Iranian regime and working against American interests. Members of Congress should publicly oppose the second waiver, demand an explanation from Treasury, and press the administration to restore full economic pressure on Russian oil revenues. Sanctions are one of the few tools that can raise the cost of Putin’s aggression without putting American troops in harm’s way. Weakening them now sends exactly the wrong message to Moscow. Contact your members of Congress today and urge them to speak out against this second waiver on Russian oil sanctions. Tell them the United States should be tightening pressure on the Kremlin, not giving Putin another reprieve.

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