{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dean.house.gov/2026/9/congresswoman-dean-issues-statement-on-vote-for-russia-and-iran-sanctions-act", "Congresswoman Dean Issues Statement on Vote for Russia and Iran Sanctions Act", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Madeleine Dean", "D000631", "dean.house.gov", "dean", "https://dean.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding her vote for the Russian and Iran Sanctions Act:\n\n\u201cFor four-and-a-half years, I have stood with the people of Ukraine in their fight for sovereignty against Russia\u2019s illegal, brutal invasion. I have urged two administrations to stand with our ally Ukraine \u2014 to give them what they need to win.\n\nI voted for sending advanced weapons, for passing supplemental funding packages, and for expanding Ukraine\u2019s strike capabilities. I joined a bipartisan delegation to Ukraine in 2024 to meet with our troops in Poland, Ukrainian troops in Ukraine, and President Zelensky in Kyiv. And I condemned President Trump\u2019s repugnant treatment of President Zelensky in the Oval Office on February 28, 2025. I have always stood with the people of Ukraine and the Ukrainian American community \u2014 including the large, welcoming population in my district \u2014 who have never given up hope.\n\nToday, the Ukrainian people are asking us again to stand with them, with their young democracy, as their indispensable ally. To offer hope.\n\nI did not agree often with Senator Graham. Yet, he saw the moral imperative of supporting Ukraine in this war. This bill is not perfect, but it can do one important thing. To end this conflict, we must turn off the spigot of Russian fuel sales.\n\nOur work in Congress does not stop here. We must prevent President Trump from abusing any tariff authority or using them for his personal benefit, as he has continuously done before. We must ensure Russia\u2019s war machine \u2014 not American families \u2014 bears the costs of Putin\u2019s war crimes. We must reclaim our constitutional authority over trade and create coherent policies that strengthen our economy and our national security. Finally, we must force the administration to provide the $400 million Congress has already appropriated to Ukraine.\n\nAnd in the meantime, I will not stop fighting to bring home the at least 20,000 precious Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia.\n\nThese are the challenges ahead, but today, the most important question is \u2014 What are the people of Ukraine asking for? They are asking for hope, and that we cannot deny them.\n\nIn this narrow window before another Ukrainian winter or war, I voted \u2018Yes\u2019 to offer help and hope to the people of Ukraine.\n\nRep. Madeleine Dean is a mother, grandmother, attorney, professor, former four-term member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and U.S. Representative for the Fourth District of Pennsylvania.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "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://dean.house.gov/2026/9/congresswoman-dean-issues-statement-on-vote-for-russia-and-iran-sanctions-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7037026807665825, "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"}