[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               ENDING THE KREMLIN'S SUBVERSION CAMPAIGNS

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                          HON. ADAM KINZINGER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2019

  Mr. KINZINGER. Madam Speaker, earlier this month, I gave opening 
remarks with my esteemed colleagues Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI), Rep. 
Keating (D-MA) and Rep. Rooney (R-FL) at an event hosted by the Free 
Russia Foundation discussing the Kremlin's disturbing and significant 
attacks on Western institutions.
  During the event, the Free Russia Foundation released a report, which 
can be found at https://www.4freerussia.orglwp-content/uploads/2019/06/
misruleoflaw-web-pages.pdf, demonstrating how the Kremlin's active 
measures and subversion campaigns infiltrate Western institutions to 
undermine the rule of law. The power of this report comes from specific 
instances of Russian influence and corrupt practices aimed at the 
United States and European Union. This includes a Kremlin-directed 
effort to pass legislation in European parliaments to effectively 
nullify the Yukos shareholder court decisions, to the benefit of the 
Russian Federation.
  I encourage others to produce thoughtful research documenting Russian 
abuses of the rule of law. I am glad a light is being shown on these 
cases, but I know other instances of abuse continue unabated within 
Russia. As a nation, we must stand up to Putin's disregard for the 
international rule of law and ensure that the world is a safe place to 
live and conduct business.
  I encourage Congress to continue to hold hearings on Russia's malign 
influence campaigns so the United States can defend our institutions 
from manipulation and misuse by the Russians.

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