{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-issa-october-7-last-we-say-loud-and-clear-israel-must-win", "Congressman Issa: On this October 7 \u2013 as with the last \u2013 we say loud and clear: Israel must win", "2024-10-07", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", "issa", "https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement:\n\n\"On October 7th, 2023, I was getting ready to board a flight from Saudi Arabia to Israel along with several of my colleagues on a Congressional delegation. Then came the first reports and the continuing confirmations of the brutal and deadly attacks by Hamas that killed more than a thousand Israelis and saw hundreds more dragged into Gaza to be held as hostages. Our hearts sank with the realization that this was Israel\u2019s 9-11. We were redirected back to the United States.\n\n\"But we weren\u2019t there long. I returned to Israel alongside my friend Sen. Joni Ernst and once there we immediately visited the kibbutzim ravaged by the terrorists who carried out an unprovoked slaughter of civilians. We saw the blood stains and bullet holes on the walls of homes, while others were completely burned to the ground. We saw the ransacked possessions of the residents and the scattered toys of children. We were shown residences and told 'there were no survivors.'\n\n\"One year later \u2013 and with the support of its strongest friends \u2013 Israel has rallied and rebuilt, answered anguish with action, and turned the tide against terror. It is a remarkable achievement that may indeed be the hinge of history turning.\n\n\"This is the time to not only stand with Israel but also offer more than the repeated rhetoric of supporting its right to defend itself. We must defend Israel\u2019s very right to exist and to live in peace and security with its neighbors. But it will be \u2013 to borrow a phrase from Ronald Reagan \u2013 peace through strength.\n\n\"On this October 7th \u2013 just as with the last one \u2013 we need to say loud and clear: Israel Must Win.\"\n\nPlease see Congressman Issa's Op-Ed in the Washington Reporter today.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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/congressman-issa-october-7-last-we-say-loud-and-clear-israel-must-win"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1712910383939743, "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"}