{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-reiterates-call-for-senate-select-committee-investigation-of-russian-interference-in-2016-elections", "Blumenthal Reiterates Call for Senate Select Committee Investigation of Russian Interference in 2016 Elections", "2016-12-19", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Richard Blumenthal", "B001277", "www.blumenthal.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Blumenthal Reiterates Call for Senate Select Committee Investigation of Russian Interference in 2016 Elections\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Tweet\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSenator has raised concerns regarding the safety of critical infrastructure \u2013 including election systems \u2013 against cyberattacks in Senate Committee hearings\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 19, 2016\n\t\t\t[WASHINGTON, DC] \u2013 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reiterated his call today for a Senate Select Committee investigation of Russian interference in the U.S. election \u2013 joining a growing chorus of bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), in urging action to address the overwhelming evidence of foreign intrusion in the election.\r\n\u201cRussia\u2019s cyberattacks on our election system should be investigated aggressively and comprehensively\u200e by a bipartisan Senate Select Committee beginning immediately, as proposed by Senators McCain and Schumer yesterday,\u201d Blumenthal said. \u201cI support also a prompt, powerful response to these attacks suggested by President Obama, based on indisputable intelligence showing Russian interference to influence the outcome of our democratic process. The Committee should also review more broadly cyberattacks by China and North Korea, as well as Russia. My hope is that it will make encompassing recommendations with a detailed strategy for deterring and defending against such attacks. Our nation urgently needs to be better prepared to counter and repel hostile action in this advancing world of cyber conflict.\u201d\r\nBlumenthal has supported bipartisan efforts to defend critical infrastructure against cyber-attacks, and has led efforts to protect online personal information against data theft. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Blumenthal also helped elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command, allowing for a faster and more robust response to cyber threats. Over the last several weeks, Blumenthal has been vocally supportive of a bipartisan investigation into growing evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election. \u201cThat investigation of [Russia\u2019s] most recent effort to interfere in our elections is one that really should be done soon, it should have bipartisan support, and it should be sufficiently resources that it can be effective,\u201d Blumenthal said at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in early December.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0###", 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://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-reiterates-call-for-senate-select-committee-investigation-of-russian-interference-in-2016-elections"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.72851188108325, "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"}