22 House members urge revocation of General License 135
On 15 October 2026 a bipartisan group of 22 House members sent a letter to President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking them to revoke General License 135 on Russian diesel. Citing the late Senator Lindsey Graham, the signatories argued the license reopens Russian energy trade and restores revenue to the Kremlin, and urged full use of the 2026 Graham sanctions law.
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On 15 October 2026 a bipartisan group of 22 House members sent a letter to President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking them to revoke General License 135 on Russian diesel. Citing the late Senator Lindsey Graham, the signatories argued the license reopens Russian energy trade and restores revenue to the Kremlin, and urged full use of the 2026 Graham sanctions law.
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Factrail. (2026). 22 House members urge revocation of General License 135. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/house-members-urge-bessent-revoke-gl135-2026-10-15
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