Lawmakers try to reverse NS2 waiver
A group of bipartisan lawmakers is seeking to undo U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to waive sanctions on the Russian-owned operator of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline in a last-ditch effort to stop it from pumping gas to Europe. An amendment introduced on September 14 by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), and about eight other lawmakers orders the president to impose sanctions on any entity responsible for the planning, construction or operation of the NS2 pipeline. It also authorizes new mandatory sanctions to foreign entities and individuals responsible for the planning, construction and operation of NS2.