[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY SECURITY

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, as cochair of the bipartisan Congressional 
Ukraine Caucus, I rise to express my deep concern on the issue of 
transatlantic energy security. The Kremlin and complicit European 
nations are seeking to complete the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. This 
Russian malign influence project will increase Vladimir Putin's 
leverage in Europe and disrupt the NATO alliance.
  Current news reports indicate that a deal between the Biden 
administration and Germany is imminent. According to these reports, 
there is little in the deal that will prevent Russia's capacity to 
coerce our allies. Congress understands history's key lesson: When 
Germany and Russia collude, the people of Central and Eastern Europe 
pay the price.
  Congress has now voted twice on an overwhelming bipartisan basis to 
sanction the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. These sanctions are mandatory, not 
discretionary. Given the administration's abuse of the sanctions 
waiver, I was pleased the Committee on Appropriations 
unanimously adopted my bipartisan amendment to repeal the waivers 
moving forward. While I look forward to reviewing the deal, the 
Congress--as Article I of the Constitution mandates--must reject any 
deal that fails to prioritize energy security in the transatlantic 
alliance.

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