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Cruz Puts Hold on CIA Nominee to Pressure Biden Over Nord Stream 2

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has placed a hold on President Joe Biden’s CIA director nominee William Burns.
Cruz Puts Hold on CIA Nominee to Pressure Biden Over Nord Stream 2
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 2, 2021. Graeme Jennings/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has placed a hold on President Joe Biden’s CIA director nominee William Burns, a move he hopes will pressure the Biden administration to put tough sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project.

“I’ll release my hold when the Biden admin meets its legal obligation to report and sanction the ships and companies building Putin’s pipeline. Follow the law. Stop being soft on Russia. #NordStream2,” Cruz said on Twitter on March 5.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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