{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-adriano-espaillat-lauds-committee-passage-his-amendment-curb-cyber", "CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT LAUDS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF HIS AMENDMENT TO CURB CYBER ATTACKS", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Adriano Espaillat", "E000297", "espaillat.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 During today\u2019s full committee markup on H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed an amendment introduced by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) that will help curb cyberattacks in the Ukraine, including through the use of social media.\n\u201cWe have proof that Russia has continuously used cyberattacks to influence elections and push pro-Russia propaganda,\u201d said Rep. Espaillat. \u201cToday\u2019s passage of my amendment to curb these cyberattacks, particularly in the Ukraine and through the use of social media, furthers our commitment to cooperating with Ukraine both bilaterally and through NATO to address cyber and other security threats.\n\u201cI call on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to support this effort to improve the Ukraine\u2019s domestic cybersecurity capabilities in an effort to reduce its reliance on Russia and Russian technology once and for all.\u201d\n# # #\nFirst elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Adriano Espaillat is serving his first term in Congress where he serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the House Select Committee on Small Business.\u00a0 He is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and serves in a leadership role as CHC Freshman Representative to the Democratic Caucus. He is also chairman of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing.\u00a0 Rep. Espaillat\u2019s Congressional District includes Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.\nMedia inquiries: Candace Randle Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov", 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://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-adriano-espaillat-lauds-committee-passage-his-amendment-curb-cyber"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5534129925072193, "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"}