{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-statement-on-white-house-announcement-of-russia-sanctions-following-us-cyber-attacks", "Cardin Statement on White House Announcement of Russia Sanctions Following U.S. Cyber Attacks", "2016-12-29", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Benjamin Cardin", "C000141", "www.cardin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 29, 2016\n\t\t\t Cardin Statement on White House Announcement of Russia Sanctions Following U.S. Cyber Attacks \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator continues to ready two pieces of legislation, says \u201cNow is not the \u2018time to get on with our lives,\u2019 but to take an appropriate response in line with the ongoing threat that Russia poses to our democracy and global security interests.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Thursday after the White House announced an extension of Executive Order 13964 to include Russian individuals and entities, following a new FBI/DHS report and the Intelligence Community\u2019s assessment in October that senior Russian government officials authorized cyberattacks in the United States related to the 2016 election and our democratic institutions:\r\n\u201cThe Russian attack on our democratic institutions is a wake-up call, a political Pearl Harbor as others have noted.\u00a0 I encourage my colleagues in the Senate, the incoming administration and the American people to view it as such. Now is not the \u201ctime to get on with our lives,\u201d but to take an appropriate response in line with the ongoing threat that Russia poses to our democracy and global security interests.\u00a0 I welcome and support the new sanctions announced by the administration today \u2013 it is a good start.\u00a0 Sanctions have been and will remain an important tool in the United States\u2019 diplomatic arsenal to respond to attacks on our country and our allies and national security interests around the world.\r\n\u201cIt is not, however, sufficient.\u00a0 The executive branch has acted, but it is imperative the legislative branch now pick up the ball and move it forward.\u00a0 Congressional sanctions can complement and strengthen these new executive sanctions.\r\nTherefore because of Russia\u2019s attack on us, their destabilizing and murderous role in Syria, and their illegal annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine, I continue to believe the United States must go further and that is why I am introducing two bills next month \u2013 the first which would establish an independent, nonpartisan commission to further examine the attack and Russian\u2019s efforts to interfere in our election. The second bill will frame our policy on Russia to include comprehensive enhanced sanctions in response to Russia\u2019s interference in our election and its ongoing aggression in Ukraine and Syria. The bill will also increase assistance to bolster democratic institutions across Europe.\r\n\u201cI look forward to reading the full details from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security as soon as possible, and following up on any recommendations the agencies make for Congressional action. I also look forward to the Intelligence Communities broader assessment of the Russian attack, due before the Obama Administration leaves office.\u201d\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-statement-on-white-house-announcement-of-russia-sanctions-following-us-cyber-attacks"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5746597200632095, "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"}