From an interview with Congressman Cline by Caleb Peek of WHSV:
Peek: Fuel prices, specifically diesel, right, still hovering around that all-time record high. It has come down a little bit, but it’s still very elevated obviously. The president recently announced a deal to import several million tons of Russian diesel for both domestic and global markets. Economists are wary. They say the amount of diesel coming in, that’s a drop in the bucket compared to how much diesel the US actually needs. Your colleague Chuck Schumer has called it a deal with the devil. You also have several Republicans joining Democrats to push back on that agreement. And now the most recent news, the president is waiving sanctions and tariffs on certain nations that still purchase Russian energy. That was included in a bill he just signed into law last month. Where do you stand on all of this? Does the Russian economy deserve a lifeline from the US?
Cline: I voted for those Russian sanctions.
Peek: Mm.
Cline: Russia is an adversary and, uh, is the antagonist in the war in Ukraine. Uh, we need to, uh, help Ukraine. We need to stand up against Russian aggression. Uh, so maintaining those sanctions is important. But we left, uh, uh, a little bit of leeway in the law to give the president discretion when, uh, necessary to be able to waive those sanctions. He’s determined that now is a short-term time to waive those to ensure that, uh, Americans, uh, aren’t hurting when it comes to diesel prices. Um, I trust the administration’s judgment for the, uh, waiving of those sanctions, but I do believe those sanctions are necessary, that we have to stand strong against Russia, and I’ll continue to push, uh, to support our friends, uh, against Russian aggression.
So Cline says “we need to, uh, help Ukraine” but he’s fine with Trump waiving sanctions designed to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
And Cline trusts Trump’s judgment for waiving the sanctions? The same Trump who clearly likes and favors Russia’s President Putin and detests Ukraine’s President Zelensky?
Why?
Despite Cline’s claim to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, Cline Watch has documented his voting record in Congress– which tells a very different story.
