{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://lynch.house.gov/press-release/lynch-calls-bipartisan-oversight-investigation-reports-russian-cyberespionage", "Lynch Calls for Bipartisan Oversight Investigation into Reports of Russian Cyberespionage", "2016-12-15", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Stephen Lynch", "L000562", "lynch.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BOSTON, MA \u2013 Yesterday, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) sent a letter to Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Jason Chaffetz requesting the Committee commence a bipartisan investigation to examine reports that Russia engaged in cyberespionage targeting the United States to interfere with the 2016 U.S. federal elections. Congressman Lynch, the lead Democrat on the National Security Subcommittee, highlighted that a bipartisan investigation would help address weaknesses in public and private cybersecurity in order to safeguard critical government and private institutions against cyberattacks. Congressman Lynch also requested a classified briefing regarding Russia and the elections.\n\u201cI am deeply concerned about reports that Russia targeted our democratic institutions and engaged in cyberespionage in order to interfere with our federal elections. Based on the intelligence communities\u2019 assessment, it is a matter of national security that the Oversight Committee thoroughly examines any vulnerability in our cybersecurity systems and protects both individuals and institutions from potentially devastating data breaches. The Oversight Committee owes it to the American people to conduct a transparent bipartisan investigation into these critical national security concerns,\u201d said Congressman Lynch.\nIn particular, Congressman Lynch\u2019s letter notes \u201cthe grave security threat posed by Russian Government cyberoperations\u2026most recently evidenced by U.S. Intelligence Community reports indicating that Russia sought to interfere with the 2016 U.S. federal elections. On October 7, 2016, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security issued an unprecedented joint statement expressing confidence on behalf of the U.S. Intelligence Community that the \u2018Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions\u2019 in order to \u2018interfere with the US election process.\u2019\u201d\nThe full text of the letter is available here.", 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": ["http://lynch.house.gov/press-release/lynch-calls-bipartisan-oversight-investigation-reports-russian-cyberespionage"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9931819513440132, "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"}