{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-statement-nord-stream-2-sanctions", "Kaptur Statement on Nord Stream 2 Sanctions", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", "kaptur", "https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on Nord Stream 2 sanctions and the ongoing debate regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.\n\n\u201cEnergy security assures Liberty\u2019s security at home and abroad. As co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I have joined a bipartisan group of Members in strongly condemning Russia\u2019s subversive objective of increasing Europe\u2019s energy dependency through construction of its dirty gas Nord Stream 2 pipeline across free nations.\n\n\u201cRecent Russian gas manipulation amounts to an outright blackmailing of Europe during an energy crisis in order to complete this malign influence project. Moreover, Russian buildup of nearly 90,000 troops on NATO\u2019s eastern flank greatly heightens tensions between the free world and the subjugated. The Kremlin\u2019s illegal war on Ukraine has already caused the deaths of 14,000 people and the displacement of millions more.\n\n\u201cThroughout successive Administrations over the decades, the Congress has always served as the backbone of support for Liberty in Central and Eastern Europe. That is why the Congress has voted three times now \u2013 on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis \u2013 to place sanctions on Nord Stream 2.\n\n\u201cIn the most recent FY22 NDAA, the House once again took the lead in unanimously passing further sanctions to prevent the operationalization of the pipeline. While I am deeply concerned with Republicans\u2019 efforts to hold up key nominations, the Congress must not waver in its bipartisan support for Central and Eastern Europe\u2019s energy security during this time of alarming Russian aggression. I urge final inclusion of mandatory Nord Stream 2 sanctions with an appropriate bipartisan Congressional waiver review process parallel to CAATSA.\u201d\n\n###\n\nFor more information, contact Chris Dalton at chris.dalton@mail.house.gov or (202) 897-7438.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-statement-nord-stream-2-sanctions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8218837901949883, "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"}