Pelosi says she supports Senate bill that would ban imports of Russian oil

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday threw her support behind a Senate bill that aims to ban the import of Russian oil into the U.S., as part of the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I’m all for that. Ban it,” the California Democrat told reporters during her weekly press briefing, when asked about the measure, which is backed by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

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