{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://keithself.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-keith-self-sends-letter-secretary-blinken-urging-action-qatar", "Congressman Keith Self Sends Letter to Secretary Blinken Urging Action on Qatar Harboring Hamas Terrorists", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Keith Self", "S001224", "keithself.house.gov", "keithself", "https://keithself.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Keith Self sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding Qatar\u2019s provision of safe harbor to Hamas terrorists.\n\nQatar is a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States, yet it continues to permanently host senior Hamas leadership. After the October 7 terror attack against Israel that claimed the lives of approximately 1,200 innocent people, including over 30 Americans, this arrangement must end. Hamas\u2019 ability to operate freely within Qatar\u2014raising funds, liaising with Iranian regime officials, broadcasting propaganda, and planning its next terror attack\u2014directly harms American interests. The Congressman\u2019s letter asks the State Department to determine if Qatar meets the statutory definition of a \u201cterrorist sanctuary.\u201d\n\n\u201cHamas\u2019 crimes were unconscionable. We cannot forget the mass murder, rape, burning, and kidnapping of innocents on 10/7,\u201d said Congressman Self. \u201cHamas terrorists must be denied refuge. I urge Secretary Blinken to use all the tools at his disposal to pressure our ally to give up Hamas.\u201d\n\nOn October 13th, Secretary Blinken said, \u201cThere can be no more business as usual with Hamas.\u201d Recent reporting indicates that Israel has already begun plans to hunt down senior Hamas leadership around the world. This moment calls for strategic and moral clarity: the U.S. must no longer tolerate Qatar\u2019s hosting of Hamas.\n\n###", 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://keithself.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-keith-self-sends-letter-secretary-blinken-urging-action-qatar"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.46732316352427, "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"}