{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-crow-sherrill-houlahan-moulton-spanberger-slotkin-send-letter-to-president-biden-urging-a-shift-in-israeli-military-strategy", "Reps. Crow, Sherrill, Houlahan, Moulton, Spanberger, Slotkin Send Letter to President Biden Urging a Shift in Israeli Military Strategy", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Jason Crow", "C001121", "crow.house.gov", "crow", "https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the House Intelligence Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to send a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to use all our leverage to achieve a shift in Israeli military strategy.\n\n\u201cFrom our positions on the Intelligence, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees, we have consistently pushed for Israel to shift its military strategy\u2014there has been no significant change,\u201d said the members in the letter.\n\n\u201cAccordingly, we urge you to continue to use all our leverage to achieve an immediate and significant shift of military strategy and tactics in Gaza,\u201d the members continued.\n\nThis follows Congressman Crow\u2019s continued calls for the prioritization of civilian protection, increased humanitarian aid into Gaza, and a shift in Israeli military strategy.\n\nA PDF of the letter can be found here, with text appearing below:\n\nDecember 18, 2023\n\nThe Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.\n\nPresident of the United States\n\nThe White House\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\n\nWashington, DC 20500\n\nDear President Biden:\n\nWe are deeply concerned by PM Netanyahu's current military strategy in Gaza. The mounting civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis are unacceptable and not in line with American interests; nor do they advance the cause of security for our ally Israel. We also believe it jeopardizes efforts to destroy the terrorist organization Hamas and secure the release of all hostages.\n\nFrom our positions on the Intelligence, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees, we have consistently pushed for Israel to shift its military strategy\u2014there has been no significant change.\n\nWe have dedicated our lives to national security and believe our nation's values are a source of credibility and power. Some of us also spent years fighting America's war on terror. We know from personal and often painful experience that you can't destroy a terror ideology with military force alone. And it can, in fact, make it worse.\n\nAccordingly, we urge you to continue to use all our leverage to achieve an immediate and significant shift of military strategy and tactics in Gaza.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJason Crow Mikie Sherrill\n\nMember of Congress Member of Congress\n\nChrissy Houlahan Seth Moulton\n\nMember of Congress Member of Congress\n\nAbigail Spanberger Elissa Slotkin", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-crow-sherrill-houlahan-moulton-spanberger-slotkin-send-letter-to-president-biden-urging-a-shift-in-israeli-military-strategy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7728098426014185, "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"}