{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-senate-passage-of-russia-sanctions-bill", "Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill", "2026-08-07", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", "kaine", "https://www.kaine.senate.gov/news", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after the Senate passed comprehensive Russia sanctions legislation he cosponsored:\n\n\u201cI was in Ukraine last month for the second time since Putin\u2019s brutal full-scale invasion, and it was clear that the Ukrainian people\u2019s resilience and patriotism are unwavering, and they are demonstrating real expertise on the battlefield. At the same time, Russians are becoming increasingly exhausted by Putin\u2019s war, which his own finance officials have told him he can\u2019t afford. Now is the perfect time for the United States to bring down the full force of comprehensive sanctions on Russia, and I\u2019m proud that the Senate took an important step forward today by passing this legislation.\u201d\n\nThe bill must next be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.", 1, "2026-08-08T05:41:38Z", "2026-08-08T05:43:24Z"]], "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.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-senate-passage-of-russia-sanctions-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3077259063720703, "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"}