{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2887", "Bacon and Kaptur Introduce Bipartisan BLOCK PUTIN Act to Hold Hungarian Government Enablers of Russia Accountable", "2026-04-10", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Don Bacon", "B001298", "bacon.house.gov", "bacon", "https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "This legislation comes amid troubling news that top officials in the Hungarian government, including Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, have coordinated with the Russian government to obstruct European support for Ukraine, protect Russian oligarchs from sanctions, and create a significant vulnerability for Hungary by deepening its dependence on Russian energy. Concerningly, it has also been reported that Hungarian officials signed a secret pact with the Kremlin to deepen Hungary\u2019s reliance on Russia and drift farther from its transatlantic allies.\n\n\"As someone with Hungarian roots, I have deep respect for Hungary\u2019s history as a freedom-loving nation that stood up to Soviet oppression in 1956. But today, under Prime Minister Orb\u00e1n, Hungary has become the most unreliable country in NATO and undermined Ukraine and our allies from within,\u201d said Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus. \u201cThe BLOCK PUTIN Act makes clear there will be consequences for blocking support to Ukraine, deepening reliance on Russian energy, and reinforces our commitment to our allies. I\u2019m pleased to co-lead this bipartisan effort with Rep. Kaptur and grateful to Sens. Tillis and Shaheen for their leadership in the Senate.\"\n\n\u201cAs Co-Chair of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus and a strong advocate for Ohio\u2019s national guard partnership with the nation of Hungary, I share the commitment of the Hungarian and American people who bled for the cause of Democracy and Liberty,\u201d said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus. \u201cWhen Moscow sent tanks to crush the people of Hungary in their Revolution of 1956, the world again saw the cruelty of the Kremlin\u2019s dictatorship. When we listen to these phone calls between top Russian and Hungarian officials, we hear a shocking betrayal of Hungary\u2019s independence and democracy in support of Dictator Vladimir Putin\u2019s ambition to dominate Europe. My colleagues including myself and Congressman Bacon in our Hungarian Caucus affirm the right of the Hungarian people for their hard-fought freedom. Hungarians should know they will always have friends here in America ready to help them combat Putin\u2019s schemes to control their country and extinguish their Liberty.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-11T05:33:44Z", "2026-04-11T05:34:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2887"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9478717111051083, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}