{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-calls-for-bipartisan-support-for-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Calls for Bipartisan Support for Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cLet\u2019s honor Lindsey\u2019s memory the best way we know how, by responding to Putin\u2019s war of aggression with a show of strength and vote today to hold the Kremlin accountable.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on Tuesday spoke on the Senate Floor in support of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 ahead of an initial procedural vote, which was agreed to by a tally of 86-12. The bill, widely supported by a bipartisan group of senators, would hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, extend the Iran Sanctions Act, and more.\n\nA brief excerpt of the Senator\u2019s remarks are below:\n\n\u201cTwo weeks ago, I stood alongside so many of my Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle at a press conference announcing the Russian sanctions legislation. It was just three days before that, that this legislation and this cause lost its champion, Senator Lindsey Graham. Today, many of us attended his service at the National Cathedral, and in typical Lindsey fashion, he somehow orchestrated a vote on Ukraine\u2019s future, on peace through strength, on that very same day.\n\n\u201cWhile this sanctions bill quickly amassed bipartisan support across the Senate, it took more than a year of tireless work by one man and a few friends\u2014Senator Dick Blumenthal, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Roger Wicker\u2014to finally get this to the floor. Even though Lindsey is not physically with us today, his presence can certainly be felt in this chamber.\n\n\u201cDuring his 33 years of public service, Lindsey achieved a great deal. He used his role on the Senate Appropriations Committee to make sure that South Carolina\u2019s hard earned taxpayer dollars came back home. He was a fierce and outspoken advocate for the most vulnerable among us, the unborn. He led the fight to repeal Section 230 because he believed in protecting the next generation online. He believed in blind justice, in defending the Constitution, and in confirming judges to the bench who would uphold the law. And he was an incredible colleague, mentor and friend. But, Mr. President, this list of accomplishments, well, it doesn\u2019t even span all of the things he did.\n\n\u201cBut he said that \u2026 this legislation that we are voting on today, he told me would be the most consequential piece of legislation that he ever led and got to the President\u2019s desk \u2026 It is an honor to now help champion one of his highest priorities \u2026 Today, we have an opportunity to advance this legislation at a critical juncture in the war where Russia is the weakest that it has been since the start of the war more than four years ago. This legislation will give the President the tools and the economic firepower that he needs to sanction individuals who fund Russia\u2019s war and its machine, to stop countries from purchasing Russian oil and gas that is Putin\u2019s financial lifeline, and it will also hold the regime in Tehran accountable for fueling 47 years of terrorism around the globe. There is no reason this legislation should not advance with overwhelming bipartisan support \u2026 and I hope that\u2019s what we see here today.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAs I reflected today on Lindsey\u2019s service and his life and so many memories that I have with him, one thing came to mind: When we were leaving Normandy after being there for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. He said to me, \u2018I want you to remember how important the decisions we as political leaders make, because if we fail to do our job, young men and women are sent into harm\u2019s way\u2019 \u2026 And he said that \u2026 people miscalculated Hitler. He said many were doing the exact same thing to Putin, and he believed that that miscalculation would ultimately be an enormous mistake. So, Mr. President, let\u2019s honor Lindsey\u2019s memory the best way we know how, by responding to Putin\u2019s war of aggression with a show of strength and vote today to hold the Kremlin accountable.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"]], "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.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-calls-for-bipartisan-support-for-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.184092067182064, "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"}