{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-statement-on-north-korean-missile-test-11-28-17", "Donnelly Statement on North Korean Missile Test", "2017-11-28", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Statement on North Korean Missile Test\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenator calls on President Trump to sign national defense bill, which includes amendment requiring strategy to confront the threat posed by North Korea\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 28, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to North Korea\u2019s test of a ballistic missile today.\r\nDonnelly said, \u201cNorth Korea\u2019s dangerous actions must be met with a clear, comprehensive strategy from the United States. We must show the American people, our servicemembers in the region, and our allies around the world that we are serious about confronting the threat from the Kim regime. My amendment, included in the national defense bill, requires the Administration to bring its strategy to Congress within 90 days. I encourage President Trump to sign the bill immediately.\u201d\r\nThrough the Senate Armed Services and Banking Committees, Donnelly has worked effectively on efforts to counter North Korea.\u00a0His provision to require a comprehensive strategy from the Administration and the Department of Defense to confront the threat posed by North Korea passed as part of the national defense bill and is expected to be signed into law soon. Donnelly\u2019s measure requires the President to bring to Congress, within 90 days of enactment, a North Korean strategy.\r\nEarlier this month,\u00a0the Banking Committee unanimously supported the\u00a0Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea (BRINK) Act,\u00a0which included a Donnelly amendment that would help ensure the Department of Treasury has the tools and resources it needs to effectively enforce US sanctions globally. The\u00a0BRINK Act\u00a0will now advance for consideration by the full Senate.\r\nDonnelly has called for increased sanctions to counter North Korea\u2019s weapons program and crack down on those enabling the rogue regime. Last week, Donnelly welcomed the Administration\u2019s announcement that it imposed additional sanctions against North Korea and its backers. As Ranking Member of the Banking Committee\u2019s National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, Donnelly co-led a hearing with Subcommittee Chairman Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) to assess U.S. and international sanctions against North Korea and China in relation to North Korea\u2019s nuclear missile program, and to push the Administration on its options to expand sanctions.\u00a0And,\u00a0Donnelly and Sasse continued their calls for increased sanctions\u00a0on both North Korea and China, designed to crack down on North Korea\u2019s weapons program.\r\nEarlier this year,\u00a0Donnelly helped shape increased sanctions on North Korea, Russia, and Iran, which the Senate passed and\u00a0President Trump signed into law. He also lauded recent action by the president to re-designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.\r\n###", 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.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-statement-on-north-korean-missile-test-11-28-17"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.714670168235898, "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"}