{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/tomorrow-election-security-task-force-hold-press-conference-releasing-final", "TOMORROW: Election Security Task Force to Hold Press Conference Releasing Final Report & Legislation", "2018-02-13", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "*** PRESS ADVISORY *** TOMORROW: Election Security Task Force to Hold Press Conference Releasing Final Report & Legislation\nFebruary 13, 2018 (WASHINGTON)  Tomorrow, February 14th, the Congressional Task Force on Election Security, chaired by House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Robert Brady (D-PA) will hold a press conference releasing its Final Report including ten specific recommendations on what the federal government and states can and should be doing to secure our nations elections. The Members of the Task Force will also introduce legislation to help secure our election infrastructure and implement the recommendations of the report.\n\nRussias unprecedented assault on the countrys elections in 2016  including targeting 21 states voting systems  exposed serious national security vulnerabilities to our election infrastructure  which includes voting machines and voter registration databases. Since that time, the Trump Administration and Republican Leadership in Congress have refused to address the issue or put forth any solutions to close these security gaps, inviting Russia to interfere in our elections again.\n\nWHO:  \n\tDemocratic Leader Nancy Pelosi\nRep. Bennie G. Thompson, Task Force Co-Chair\nRep. Robert Brady, Task Force Co-Chair\nRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)\nRep. James R. Langevin (D-RI)\nRep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA)\nRep. Val Demings (D-FL)\n\nWHAT:  \n\tPress Conference on election security and new legislation to secure our elections.\n\nWHEN:\nWednesday, February 14, 2018, 11:45 am ET\n\nWHERE:  \n\tRadio/TV Gallery Studio A\nCapitol Visitor Center\nThe Capitol\nWashington, D.C.\n\nNOTE:\nPress conference is for Congressionally accredited media only.\n\nLive stream of the event will be available here.\n\n# # #\nMedia contact:  \n\tPeter Whippy at 202-225-1943", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/tomorrow-election-security-task-force-hold-press-conference-releasing-final"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8575259707868099, "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"}