{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-statement-strikes-iran", "Cole Statement on Strikes in Iran", "2026-03-02", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165\n\nWashington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to strikes in Iran:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a time of reckoning for those who chant \u2018Death to America.\u2019 President Trump is right when he calls the effort to eradicate Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons program and give its people the opportunity to seize their freedom \u2018a noble mission.\u2019 The evil Iranian regime has been the leading state sponsor of terror for decades. It has killed thousands of people within and beyond its borders, including hundreds of Americans. It must be defanged and dismantled.\n\n\u201cThe President did not take this action lightly or impulsively. He has warned Iran repeatedly that it must change its policies and its actions. He has negotiated with Iran in good faith and with great clarity. It was the Iranian regime that chose to ignore those warnings and make a mockery of those negotiations. In doing so, its tyrannical leaders made an enormous miscalculation.\n\n\u201cOur Commander in Chief has made clear that his goal is not just to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. It is also to give the Iranian people a chance to take back their country. Self-determination and freedom will be theirs to claim. I hope they will.\n\n\u201cLike every American, my thoughts and prayers are with our brave and capable men and women in uniform who are carrying out this noble but hard and dangerous mission. I know that they will have the unwavering support of every American, and I am confident that they will acquit themselves with honor and distinction.\n\n\u201cMay God protect our troops and the innocent Iranian people \u2013 and once again \u2013 as He so often has, bless America,\u201d said Congressman Cole.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-01T06:06:26Z", "2026-05-01T06:08:22Z"]], "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://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-statement-strikes-iran"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7280758582055569, "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"}