{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-clarifies-remarks-israeli-settlement-enterprise", "Rep. Johnson clarifies and apologizes for remarks on Israeli settlement enterprise", "2016-07-26", "2016", "2016-07", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Hank Johnson", "J000288", "hankjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Hank Johnson clarified and apologized today regarding his remarks about the Israeli settlement enterprise during a panel held outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:\n\u201cWe must work to promote policies that support a two-state solution and encourage trust between both sides,\u201d said Congressman Johnson. The congressman regrets his comments. He did not intend to insult or speak derogatorily of\u00a0Israelis or the Jewish people. When using the metaphor of termites, the Congressman was referring to the corrosive process, not the people.\u00a0 \u201cPoor choice of words \u2013 I meant no offense. The point is settlement activity has slowly and deliberately undermined Palestinian land claims.\u201d\n###", 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://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-clarifies-remarks-israeli-settlement-enterprise"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3061479441821575, "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"}