{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/afghanistan-update-congressman-issa", "AFGHANISTAN UPDATE FROM CONGRESSMAN ISSA", "2021-08-27", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", "issa", "https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "After working to secure their release overnight, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) said this morning that two additional San Diego-area families are on their way home from Afghanistan.\n\n\u201cAmidst the heartbreak of yesterday and the chaos that has gripped Afghanistan for weeks, we continue to make extraordinary progress in bringing our people home,\u201d said Congressman Issa. \u201cIt is an honor to help rescue and reunite families and loved ones, but we still have more work to do.\u201d\n\nCongressman Issa detailed that the two additional family units of last night comprised of seven people \u2013 three adults and four children \u2013 represent a total of six El Cajon-area families the office has helped extract from Afghanistan. The first four evacuated included seven adults and 16 children. We believe that most of the 20 total children are enrolled in school within the Cajon Valley Union School District, although exact numbers are not known at this time.\n\nCongressman Issa concluded: \u201cThis has been an around-the-clock operation, and individuals inside of government and outside of it deserve our deepest thanks. But more members of our community still need our help. The mission is to bring our people home, and we will continue to do it.\u201d\n\nTo schedule a media appearance or interview with Congressman Issa, please contact his Communications Director: Jonathan.Wilcox@mail.house.gov\n\nDarrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 50th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and northeastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, El Cajon, Temecula, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"]], "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://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/afghanistan-update-congressman-issa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8502397686243057, "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"}