Pelosi ‘All For’ Banning Russian Oil as Lawmakers Ramp Up Pressure on Biden

Pelosi ‘All For’ Banning Russian Oil as Lawmakers Ramp Up Pressure on Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined a growing number of lawmakers who want to ban imports of Russian oil.

"I'm all for that," Pelosi told reporters Thursday during her weekly press conference. "Ban it. Ban the oil coming from Russia."

The Democratic leader's comments come amid a rare moment of bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill to impose the embargo amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are teaming up to introduce a bill that would stop Russian crude oil and petroleum products from coming into the U.S.