Lindsay Graham's bill, American Petroleum Institute opposes this per article.
Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia
NYET
On Tuesday, President Trump claimed he was tougher on Russia than his predecessor. At the same time, his subordinates strongly opposed a bill imposing new sanctions on Moscow.
Betsy Swan
Political Reporter
Updated Dec. 19, 2019 10:39AM ET / Published Dec. 18, 2019 4:05PM ET
The Trump administration is quietly fighting a new package of sanctions on Russia, The Daily Beast has learned. A Trump State Department official sent a 22-page letter to a top Senate chairman on Tuesday making a wide-ranging case against a new sanctions bill.
Sen. Lindsey Graham—usually a staunch ally of the White House—introduced the legislation earlier this year. It’s designed to punish Russian individuals and companies over the Kremlin’s targeting of Ukraine, as well as its 2016 election interference in the U.S., its activities in Syria, and its attacks on dissidents.
Graham said the legislation’s aggressiveness means it is “the sanctions bill from hell,†per Yahoo Finance. Trump World, meanwhile, says it is a mess.
Read more at: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-administration-battles-new-sanctions-on-russia
I hate some Daily Beast viewpoints but that doesn't mean this article is false, all the same.
