Chuck Schumer: “We're going to impose steep mandatory sanctions to clamp…”

“… is a losing battle because the people of the United States and this Senate stand behind the Ukrainians. With this bill, we're going to show the Russians we mean business. We're going to impose steep mandatory sanctions to clamp down on the Russian war machine, drain the Kremlin's war chest, and truly cripple the Russian war effort. That's how you make a bully like Putin listen, by putting real pressure on him to end this devastating war. Words will not do. Actions matter.” (01:13–01:23)

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