'Ban it': Bipartisan lawmakers call on Biden administration to end Russian oil imports

Bipartisan pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to end all Russian oil imports and sanction Russia's energy sector as President Vladimir Putin continues to escalate the war in Ukraine.

While the administration moved quickly to put economic pressure on Russia -- cutting it off from global financial markets in a matter of days -- Putin's military assault shows no signs of stopping. Heavy bombing and missile strikes targeting civilian infrastructure have created an alarming humanitarian crisis.

In response, angry US lawmakers from across the political spectrum are publicly urging the administration to hit Putin where it hurts the most: imposing sanctions on Russia's massive energy sector. They also introduced several proposals in the last few days that would end Russian oil imports to the US during this crisis.