{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-ukrainian-president-zelenskyys-address-congress", "Rep. Calvert Statement on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Address to Congress", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Ken Calvert", "C000059", "calvert.house.gov", "calvert", "https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Congress:\n\n\u201cIn the early days of Russia\u2019s invasion, a Ukrainian medic transporting injured troops from the front lines summed up the stakes for his country, \u2018Either we fight them off or we will all die. We\u2019re hanging on and will do so to the end.\u2019 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoed that message before Congress this evening.\n\nAfter months of fighting, the world has witnessed the resolve of the Ukrainian people, we\u2019ve been moved by their bravery, and many skeptics have been proven wrong about their ability to put up a fight against the once mighty Russian military.\n\nWhile the heroic resistance to the invading Russian forces is aimed at liberating Ukraine, we should bear in mind that in reality this fight is the frontline of defending liberty and democracy for greater Europe. There should be no question that Putin\u2019s ambition and desires do not and would not end in Ukraine.\n\nI believe America\u2019s financial and technical contributions to this greater struggle for the independence and freedom of our allies across Europe are a worthwhile investment. In addition to strengthening our democratic international partners, significantly weakening Russia\u2019s potency for aggression is not an insignificant secondary benefit in this endeavor.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-ukrainian-president-zelenskyys-address-congress"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.434484962373972, "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"}