Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20220110 22:08

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper January 10, 2022 22:08:00

ted cruz is pushing for a vote this week for sanctions against nordstream 2 saying it will give moscow too much pressure. zelensky supports cruz's bill. our sources tell us the state department is actually lobbying democrats to not support the cruz legislation. why not? >> so, jake, we have been very clear that one of the most effective if not the most effective tools we have in our arsenal when it comes to russian aggression and that includes energy coercion, is trans-atlantic unity. is having a united front with our european allies, with our european partners as well against russia. and that's what we've been able to put together in recent months. we do not wish to do anything that would undermine that most potent tool nour arsenal when it comes to russia's potential use of energy as a weapon. we're concerned this amendment would do just that. so we're very clear that we want

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