GOP wants to end Russian oil imports to US, boost production
March 2, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican elected officials across the U.S. are criticizing President Joe Biden over his energy policies and urging his administration to do more to ramp up domestic production as a way to help wean the nation and its allies off oil from Russia.
The sanctions imposed on Russia for its war with Ukraine so far do not include oil and gas exports from the country, a step that would severely hurt Russia's ability to generate revenue.
Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Ohio's GOP U.S. Sen. Rob Portman urged Biden this week to take steps to stop oil imports from Rus...
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