{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://banks.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=234", "Banks Praises Presidents Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Jim Banks", "B001299", "banks.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Banks Praises Presidents Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington, DC,\r\n        December 6, 2017\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement regarding President Trump formally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel:\r\rTodays announcement by President Trump re-affirms the special relationship between the United States and Israel. For thousands of years, Jerusalem has been the center of Jewish heritage and life. Recognizing Jerusalem as Israels capital sends a strong message to the world that America stands with our cherished ally. It is great to have a president who is finally enforcing the law passed by Congress in 1995 recognizing Jerusalem as Israels capital.\r\r###\r\rInterested members of the media may contact Andrea Palermo andrea.palermo@mail.house.gov.\r\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://banks.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=234"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8718529716134071, "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"}