{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://meeks.house.gov/press-release/rep-meeks-statement-investigating-russian-govt-interference-2016-presidential", "Rep. Meeks' Statement on Investigating Russian Govt Interference in 2016 Presidential Elections", "2016-12-12", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Gregory Meeks", "M001137", "meeks.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Meeks' Statement on Investigating Russian Govt Interference in 2016 Presidential Elections\nNew York, NY\u2014Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, released the following statement regarding the Russia\u2019s interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections:\n\u201cAs our intelligence agencies continue to inform us of Russian interference in our recent elections, we must better understand not only what exactly happened, but we must also discern the extent of the Russian government\u2019s involvement. Members of both parties have come out in favor of conducting a full investigation, as we realize that the integrity and strength of our electoral process\u2014which is the core of our democracy\u2014is not a partisan issue. I joined my colleague\u2019s letter requesting the House Foreign Affairs Committee conduct an investigation and I support Senator McConnell\u2019s promise that the Senate will hold hearings on it.\n\u201cIt\u2019s troubling that our President Elect seeks to appoint candidates with Kremlin connections after the Russian government has for years attempted to destabilize Europe and confront our allies, as well as their most recent effort to disturb our election. Furthermore, it is irresponsible and dangerous for President Elect Trump to disregard the work of our distinguished intelligence community and frankly reprehensible to accuse them of being politically skewed in their brave work.\n\u201cFinally, I am looking forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both houses of Congress to protect our democratic institutions and correctly identify its vulnerabilities and how the Russian government exploited them during the most recent election cycle.\u201d\n\u00a0\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": ["http://meeks.house.gov/press-release/rep-meeks-statement-investigating-russian-govt-interference-2016-presidential"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2390231024473906, "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"}