{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lynnjenkins.house.gov/press-releases/the-president-must-stop-endangering-american-lives-by-releasing-guantanamo-bay-prisoners/", "The President Must Stop Endangering American Lives By Releasing Guantanamo Bay Prisoners", "2016-09-15", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Lynn Jenkins", "J000290", "lynnjenkins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 Today, the House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 5351, legislation which would prohibit the transfer of any prisoner held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center until January, 2017. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) released the following statement after passage of the bill:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cJust yesterday, the administration confirmed that two more of the prisoners released under President Obama\u2019s watch had returned to the battlefield. This adds to the growing list of former Guantanamo Bay detainees the President has transferred to foreign countries who have then rejoined terrorist activities and are endangering the safety of Americans. President Obama, in his desperation to close the base, seems willing to transfer high risk prisoners despite the dangers that holds. This legislation would stop such a misguided practice. Unsurprisingly, since this is legislation that reflects the people\u2019s priorities, President Obama has threatened to veto it. However, I will keep fighting to prevent the President\u2019s actions from putting American lives in jeopardy.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0###", 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://lynnjenkins.house.gov/press-releases/the-president-must-stop-endangering-american-lives-by-releasing-guantanamo-bay-prisoners/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3938900083303452, "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"}