{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-reimpose-terrorism-sanctions-on-the-farc", "Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Reimpose Terrorism Sanctions on the FARC", "2022-07-22", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "Ted Cruz", "C001098", "www.cruz.senate.gov", "cruz", "https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill to reimpose terrorism sanctions on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The bill re-designates the FARC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).\n\nAfter introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said:\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s reckless decision to dismantle terrorism sanctions on the FARC has already created catastrophes. It fueled leftwing movements throughout the Western Hemisphere but especially in Colombia, contributing to the momentum that brought a hard-left anti-American government to power. The FARC is responsible for some of the most heinous acts of terror in the western hemisphere, and this decision gave up a key tool through which the U.S. was holding FARC terrorists accountable. My bill will begin to repair the damage of this decision.\u201d\n\nAfter introduction, Senator Rubio stated:\n\n\u201cFor decades, the Colombian people have been innocent targets of the FARC\u2019s terrorist attacks. The Biden Administration\u2019s decision to delist this guerilla group as a Foreign Terrorist organization, not only failed the Colombian-American community but also set back our region\u2019s security. This bill will also ensure the State Department submits a report on seven individuals\u2019 ties to the FARC, including Sandra Ramirez Lobo Silva and Piedad Cordoba. Since Cordoba\u2019s ties to the FARC are well known, she can expect to be subject to U.S. sanctions if it is enacted.\u201d\n\nSen. Cruz\u2019s bill imposes terrorism sanctions on the FARC as a group as well as on 7 individuals affiliated with the group. Five of these individuals were recently summoned by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace for their involvement in the trafficking and forced recruitment of children.\n\nThe seven individuals are:\n\nJose Benito Cabrera Cuevas (Alias Fabi\u00e1n Ramirez)\n\nErasmo Traslavina Benavides (Alias Jimmy Guerrero)\n\nEmiro Ropero (Alias Ruben Zamora)\n\nGuillermo Enrique Torres Cueter (Alias Juli\u00e1n Conrado)\n\nRodrigo Granda (Alias Gallopinto)\n\nPiedad C\u00f3rdoba\n\nSandra Ramirez Lobo Silva (Alias Griselda Lobo)\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "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.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-reimpose-terrorism-sanctions-on-the-farc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7303829081356525, "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"}