{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=9221", "Beyer, Meeks, Sherman & Garamendi Announce JRD on U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Donald S. Beyer, Jr.", "B001292", "beyer.house.gov", "beyer", "https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Representatives Don Beyer, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brad Sherman, and John Garamendi, today issued the following statement raising serious concerns with the Trump administration\u2019s nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia and announced the introduction of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block this agreement's entry into force.\n\n\u201cThis U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement dangerously departs from decades of nonproliferation standards and presents considerable risks. For decades, across administrations of both parties, the United States has committed to a clear nonproliferation policy that no new countries should be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. In order to prevent nuclear weapons development, two provisions are critical: the Gold Standard commitment to no enrichment and no reprocessing, and the Additional Protocol that allows International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections to confirm enrichment and reprocessing are not occurring. The proposed nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia fails to secure these critical safety measures. Several countries \u2013 including Saudi Arabia\u2019s neighbor, the UAE \u2013 successfully pursued civilian nuclear cooperation under this framework. There\u2019s no credible reason Saudi Arabia should get a weaker deal.\n\n\u201cA region already gripped by conflict and escalation does not need another nuclear power. Saudi Arabia's own statements make that risk explicit: In a 2023 interview, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said plainly that, \u2018if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, we must obtain one as well.\u2019 The Kingdom has also obtained multiple nuclear-capable Dongfeng-3 ballistic missiles from China and is actively developing its own long-range ballistic missile program that could provide the means to deliver nuclear weapons. Handing Saudi Arabia enrichment capacity under these conditions \u2013 even with the stipulations included in the agreement the administration has shared with Congress \u2013 isn\u2019t just reckless nonproliferation policy, it\u2019s an invitation to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.\n\n\u201cThat is why we are introducing a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block this deeply flawed agreement and stop the Trump administration from further dangerous global nuclear proliferation.\u201d\n\nBeyer: This Bill Would Do More Harm Than Good For America And For Ukraine\n\nSeptember 16, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nBeyer, Meeks, Neal Statement On Russia Sanctions Legislation\n\nSeptember 11, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nVirginia Members Of Congress Welcome Investigation Of ICE Encounter With Jose Mejia Hernandez\n\nSeptember 4, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nBeyer Leads Special Orders Highlighting Urgent Need to Restore USAID\n\nSeptember 3, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"]], "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://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=9221"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9161030650138855, "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"}