{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2025/9/moldova-caucus-co-chairs-ross-and-lawler-call-for-transparency-and-integrity-in-upcoming-moldovan-elections", "Moldova Caucus Co-Chairs Ross and Lawler Call For Transparency and Integrity in Upcoming Moldovan Elections", "2025-09-25", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Mike Lawler (NY-17), Co-Chairs of the Moldova Caucus, released the following statement ahead of Moldova\u2019s parliamentary elections on September 28th.\n\nThe lawmakers wrote: \u201cWe express our deep concern over continued efforts by Russia to undermine Moldova\u2019s democracy and rig Moldova\u2019s upcoming parliamentary elections on September 28th. Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to unduly influence election results through influence operations.\n\nDuring Moldova\u2019s 2024 presidential election, Russia spent \u20ac100 million to undermine the electoral process and dissuade Moldovans from supporting closer ties with the EU. Moldovan authorities also uncovered a large-scale voter fraud scheme where $50 million was transferred to 130,000 Moldovans as part of a voter bribery operation over the past two months alone.\n\nRussia\u2019s efforts to install a puppet government in Chisinau would turn the country into Russia\u2019s geopolitical foothold behind Ukraine's back, negatively impact regional security and stability along Ukraine\u2019s borders, and create a hotbed of tensions in the region.\n\nAs Co-Chairs of the House Moldova Caucus and stalwart supporters of the transatlantic alliance, EU cohesion, and Moldova\u2019s democratic journey, we support efforts to combat Russian malign influence targeting Moldovan elections. Russia\u2019s hybrid war against Moldova cannot be tolerated.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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://ross.house.gov/2025/9/moldova-caucus-co-chairs-ross-and-lawler-call-for-transparency-and-integrity-in-upcoming-moldovan-elections"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3873707503080368, "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"}