{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702", "Arrington Leads Bipartisan Letter to Secretary of State on Iran Nuclear Program", "2021-12-17", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Jodey C. Arrington", "A000375", "arrington.house.gov", "arrington", "https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014 This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), along with 19 bipartisan members of Congress, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken sounding the alarm on Iran\u2019s nuclear advancements. The letter urges the State Department to hold Iran accountable for their non-cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors and their failure to comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations.\n\n\u201cIran is a state sponsor of terrorism and the biggest threat to our ally Israel. They must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,\" said Rep. Arrington. \u201cAs talks between the U.S. and Iran continue, this administration cannot settle for a weak and ineffectual deal that promises sanctions relief, but does nothing to address Iran\u2019s ability to develop nuclear weapons and their support for terrorist groups. The U.S. must also continue to lead on this issue at the next IAEA Board of Governors meeting and hold Iran accountable for their refusal to answer questions regarding undisclosed nuclear activity.\u201d\n\n\u201cIran must comply with international nuclear obligations and regulations\u2014there are no exceptions,\u201d said Rep. Cuellar. \u201cWe cannot let an aggressive actor threaten Israel\u2014our strongest ally in the Middle East. Any state that fails to comply with these regulations should immediately be subject to sanctions and the administration must hold Iran accountable. I urge the administration to push for more nuclear oversight at the next IAEA meeting.\u201d\n\nThe letter can be viewed by clicking here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T12:09:11Z", "2026-06-28T00:49:41Z"]], "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://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.923684798181057, "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"}