,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4  
,conaway 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4     
,hice ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,ms4   
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,francis     
,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4   
,cram]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,heck1
 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4         
,gian=te1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 & ,mr4 ,hudson7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ov]sight &      
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 ! ,judici>y1 & ,ways & 
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,express+ opposition to ! 
completion ( ,nord ,/ream ,,ii1 & = o!r 
purposes4  ,:]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$ge betwe5    
c\ntries 9 ,europe & dra/ically dim9i% !
 exi/+ ,ukra9ian gas transit sy/em2     
,:]eas accord+ to ,deputy ,assi/ant     
,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,en]gy ,diplomacy1  
,s&a ,oudkirk1 because ,nord ,/ream ,,ii
 has su* a pot5tially l>ge impact on !  
national security ( "s ( our l>ge/      
p>tn]s 9 ! _w1 x has an impact on our   
national security2 & ,:]eas ,memb]s (   
,congress on a bip>tisan basis h        
express$ /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 ( div]sification to less5       

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   
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