{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-statement-on-russian-interference-in-us-elections", "Sarbanes Statement on Russian Interference in U.S. Elections", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "John Sarbanes", "S001168", "sarbanes.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement after the CIA determined that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election in an effort to sway its outcome:\n\u201cI am deeply alarmed by the intelligence community\u2019s findings that Russia interfered in our elections with the intent of helping elect Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. I am equally troubled by President-elect Trump\u2019s dismissal of the CIA\u2019s conclusions and his apparent determination to undermine the work of American intelligence analysts and agencies. The integrity and transparency of the election process is fundamental to our democracy, and we must closely examine the state-sponsored hacking and misinformation campaign deployed by Russia in order to prevent it from happening again in the future.\n\u201cI am encouraged by the bipartisan support for further investigation into Russia\u2019s activities. In particular, I want to commend the efforts of Congressman Elijah Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congressman Eric Swalwell, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, who have introduced a bill that will establish a bipartisan, independent commission to examine Russia\u2019s attempt to shape the 2016 election\u2019s outcome. I also welcome President Obama's decision to order a comprehensive report on Russia\u2019s activities and the bipartisan request for investigation in the Senate led by Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham, and Democrats Charles Schumer and Jack Reed. I call on my Republican colleagues in the House to support these investigations in order to restore the public\u2019s confidence in our electoral process.\u201d\n###", 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://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-statement-on-russian-interference-in-us-elections"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.891784206032753, "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"}