{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=918", "Labrador issues statement calling for debate, vote before further military action against ISIS", "2014-09-05", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Ra\u00fal Labrador", "L000573", "labrador.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tFOR MORE INFORMATION:\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThursday | September 4, 2014\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tDan Popkey \u2013 208-800-1565 (cell)\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0208-888-3188 (desk)\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tLABRADOR CALLS FOR DEBATE, VOTE BEFORE FURTHER MILITARY ACTION AGAINST ISIS\r\n\r\n\tMERIDIAN, Idaho \u2014Rep. Ra\u00fal Labrador (R-ID) called for an open debate and a public vote before pursuing further U.S. military engagement against the Islamic State (ISIS). With Congress set to return to Washington next week, Rep. Labrador issued the following statement:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe acts committed by ISIS are abhorrent and should be\u00a0condemned by all civilized people. Under our Constitution, the president needs congressional authorization to engage in war.\u00a0As members of Congress,\u00a0we must be more than a rubber stamp for the\u00a0president\u2019s military actions. Before we commit additional U.S. assets and lives to this fight, Americans deserve an open debate and public vote.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cIf the president believes further military action is required against ISIS, he should present his case to Congress. To justify the most solemn action a member of Congress can take, I must be convinced that ISIS poses a direct threat to the United States, that the mission is well-defined, that there is an exit strategy and that our nationis committed to finishing the job.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cIf we conclude that aggressive intervention is necessary, it must be targeted, specific to the threat and of limited duration.\u00a0As Congress\u00a0returns to Washington, I urge the leadership of both parties to allow a full\u00a0and deliberate debate on this matter.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t####", 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://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=918"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.499982550740242, "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"}