{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://shreve.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-shreve-calls-coordinated-us-response-china-and-russias-growing", "Congressman Shreve Calls for Coordinated U.S. Response to China and Russia\u2019s Growing Malign Influence", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Jefferson Shreve", "S001229", "shreve.house.gov", "shreve", "https://shreve.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) led a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging a coordinated U.S. strategy to counter the growing malign influence of China and Russia through the BRICS bloc across Latin America. Congressman Shreve was joined by Reps. Pat Harrigan (NC), Cory Mills (FL), Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (FL), and Keith Self (TX).\n\nBRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries. Through the bloc, China and Russia are expanding their economic and political reach in ways that undermine democratic governance and threaten U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere.\n\nEngaging reform-minded democratic leaders in Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela is a critical step toward strengthening U.S. influence in the region. Building strategic partnerships with these nations will help counter threats and advance shared U.S. interests.\n\nCongressman Shreve stated, \u201cWe urge a coordinated strategy to counter BRICS malign influence across Latin America\u2014through stronger diplomacy with reform-minded governments, targeted development assistance, and energy and critical-mineral partnerships that provide Western alternatives. Strong democratic coalitions are the best defense against coercion from China and Russia.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://shreve.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-shreve-calls-coordinated-us-response-china-and-russias-growing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1352389119565487, "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"}