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Bipartisan bill would bar U.S. purchases of Russian oil

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick introduced the measure to prevent President Trump from lifting sanctions on Russian oil amid global fuel shortages.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:15 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

Photo: New York City — Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by The Hill: “Bipartisan bill barring U.S. purchase of Russian oil on the horizon: Fitzpatrick”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6:15 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Russian, US.
BBN covered this story before: Trump Announces Deal With Putin for Russian Diesel to US (October 9).

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The HillBipartisan bill barring U.S. purchase of Russian oil on the horizon: Fitzpatrick

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCongressman Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, says he will introduce a bipartisan bill to block any purchase of Russian oil.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us is Walter Tibbs, author of Sanctions: Yes, No, and Both.
Walter TibbsHank, thank you. I predicted this. As I wrote in chapter four, a bipartisan bill would arrive right on time.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe bill is meant to stop President Trump from lifting sanctions on Russian oil during global fuel shortages.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's called the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act.
Walter TibbsNamed after a president. Classic. As I wrote in chapter seven, you name the bill, then nobody can vote against the name.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChapter seven.
Walter TibbsLaminated index, right here. Chapter seven, page ninety. Very specific.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDoes your book also say the sanctions get lifted?
Walter TibbsOf course. As I wrote in chapter nine, sanctions get lifted, and also they never do. That's the nuance. Forty-four dollars.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoth.
Walter TibbsBoth is my brand, Hank. As I wrote in chapter eleven, the only wrong prediction is the one you don't publish.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo whatever Congress does, you were right, and the book is forty-four dollars.
Walter TibbsPlus shipping. Chapter twelve covers shipping delays caused by this exact bill.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIs there a chapter that predicts this interview going badly?
Walter TibbsChapter twelve, page one. I've been holding it up the entire time.