{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=7F560A17-FB39-48F2-828D-B01A55FF2A62", "Himes Statement on the Release of Morad Tahbaz from Iranian Detention", "2023-09-18", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "James A. Himes", "H001047", "himes.house.gov", "himes", "https://himes.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "Washington, DC \u2014 Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement regarding the release of Morad Tahbaz, a constituent of Connecticut\u2019s Fourth Congressional District, from wrongful detention in Iran:\n\n\u201cI am overjoyed to hear that, after almost six years of wrongful detention in Iran, Morad Tahbaz can finally return home to Connecticut. Morad is a father, a cancer survivor, and a wildlife conservationist who was unjustly charged while working to protect endangered wildlife in Iran.\n\n\u201cThis news brings tremendous relief for Morad\u2019s children, Roxanne, Tara, and Teymoor, who have been their father\u2019s fiercest advocates, and for his wife Vida who has been barred from leaving Iran until now. After nearly six years of tireless work to secure Morad\u2019s release from Evin prison and the return of both Morad and Vida to the United States, I am delighted that the Tahbaz family will finally be reunited. I remain ready to support the family through their reentry and adjustment into American life.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=7F560A17-FB39-48F2-828D-B01A55FF2A62"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6233171336352825, "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"}