,h4 ,,res4 #ajce  ,9 ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,decemb] #aa1
 #bjah  ,,resolution  ,:]eas ,nord      
,/ream ,,ii is an und]wat] gas pipel9e  
t1 if complet$1 w transport natural gas 
f ! ,russian ,f$]ation ?r\gh ! ,baltic  
,sea to ,g]many2 ,:]eas ,russia controls
 ! supply ( ne>ly #dj p]c5t ( ,europe's 
gas & #aa ,european c\ntries rely on    
,russian gas = #ge p]c5t or m = _!      
annual ne$s2 ,:]eas ,nord ,/ream ,,ii w 
increase ,russian control ov] !         
,european en]gy m>ket2 ,:]eas ,donald   
,tusk1 ! ,presid5t ( ! ,european        
,c\ncil1 /at$ t ,nord ,/ream ,,ii w\ld n
 help div]sification1 nor w\ld x r$uce  
,european dep5d5cy on ,russian gas2     
,:]eas x has be5 long/&+ ,unit$ ,/ates  
policy to support ,european en]gy       
security ?r\gh div]sification (         
supplies1 su* z ! ,s\!rn ,gas ,corridor 
:i* w deliv] ,caspian ,sea en]gy        
res\rces to ,s\!rn & ,c5tral ,europe2   
,:]eas ! exi/+ ,ukra9ian gas transit    
sy/em curr5tly has #ee billion cubic    

met]s ( sp>e capacity :i* is equal to   
,nord ,/ream ,,ii's plann$ capacity2    
,:]eas ,ukra9e has be5 a /able &        
reliable transit hub = en]gy fl[+ to    
,european de/9ations2 ,:]eas ,russia's  
geopolitical int]e/ 9 ,nord ,/ream ,,ii 
is n to increase ,european en]gy        
security1 b r to drive a w$ge betwe5    
c\ntries 9 ,europe & dra/ically dim9i%  
,ukra9e's political lev]age reg>d+      
,russia & ! significant income ,ukra9e  
d]ives f transit fees2 ,:]eas accord+ to
 ,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate =  
,en]gy ,diplomacy1 ,s&ra ,oudkirk1      
because ,nord ,/ream ,,ii has su* a     
pot5tially l>ge impact on ! national    
security ( "s ( our l>ge/ p>tn]s 9 ! _w1
 x has an impact on our national        
security2 & ,:]eas ,memb]s ( ,congress  
on a bip>tisan basis h express$ /rong   
opposition to ,nord ,/ream ,,ii ?r\gh   
/atem5ts & legislation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
f9ds t ,nord ,/ream ,,ii is a dra/ic /ep
 backw>ds = ,european en]gy security &  

,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s2  7#b7 calls ^u   
,european gov]nm5ts to reject ! ,nord   
,/ream ,,ii project2  7#c7 urges !      
,presid5t to use all available means to 
support ,european en]gy security ?r\gh a
 policy ( r$uc+ reliance on ! ,russia   
,f$]ation2 &  7#d7 supports ! imposition
 ( sanctions ) respect to ,nord ,/ream  
,,ii "u section #bcb ( ! ,c\nt]+        
,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh ,sanctions  
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf74  ,cl]k4