Ahead of the vote on Thursday, State Department officials in the Biden administration were reportedly sent to the Capitol to lobby Democrats to vote against Cruz's bill.
In contrast to Cruz's legislation, the White House has reportedly thrown its weight behind legislation from Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) that would require Nord Stream 2 sanctions only if the president determines that Russia has escalated hostilities against Ukraine since December 1, 2021.
But Cruz argues that waiting to impose sanctions until Russia has escalated tensions by invading Ukraine would be too late.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a tweet, said that Ukraine "asks all its friends in the US Senate to vote for S. 3436."
Cruz argued that Democrats faced a decision between backing the Biden administration despite their previous support of sanctions, or helping crackdown on a pipeline that has sparked bipartisan backlash at a key moment with Russia.
During a floor speech, he argued that his bill was the "best way to deter Putin from invading Ukraine" and that without it, "Ukraine risks getting wiped off the map."
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