{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=67D570F8-53BE-42C7-9DFE-1604B153F765", "STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON IOCS DECISION TO BAN RUSSIA FROM 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "John McCain", "M000303", "www.mccain.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u00ad\u2013 U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the International Olympic Committee\u2019s decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics:\r\n\r\n\u201cThe International Olympic Committee\u2019s decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics is a welcome step in serving justice to Vladimir Putin\u2019s government for its elaborate doping scheme in 2014. The IOC\u2019s investigation and subsequent ruling reinforces years of reporting about Russia\u2019s state-sponsored doping program, which cheated countless Olympic athletes out of the medals they deserved. Today\u2019s announcement sends an important message to Putin\u2019s Russia that being a member of the international community means abiding by rules, norms, and standards\u2014and that anything less will not be tolerated. FIFA should add the IOC\u2019s decision to the list of reasons why the 2018 World Cup should not be held in Russia.\u201d\r\n\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.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=67D570F8-53BE-42C7-9DFE-1604B153F765"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7558310646563768, "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"}