{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1729", "Rep. Ralph Norman Co-Sponsors Resolution in the House of Representatives in Support of Israel", "2023-10-10", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Ralph Norman", "N000190", "norman.house.gov", "norman", "https://norman.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) co-sponsored a resolution in the House of Representatives in support of Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas.\n\nThis resolution, which has over 230 bi-partisan co-sponsors in the House, declares the following:\n\nResolved, That the House of Representatives\u2014\n\n\u2022 stands with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists;\n\n\u2022 reaffirms Israel\u2019s right to self-defense;\n\n\u2022 condemns Hamas\u2019 brutal war against Israel;\n\n\u2022 calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn Hamas\u2019 brutal war against Israel;\n\n\u2022 calls on Hamas to immediately cease these violent attacks and safely release all living hostages and return the bodies of deceased hostages;\n\n\u2022 mourns the over 800 Israelis killed and over 2,600 others wounded in Hamas\u2019 unprovoked attack on Israel;\n\n\u2022 reaffirms the United States\u2019 commitment to Israel\u2019s security, including through security assistance in accordance with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding;\n\n\u2022 urges full enforcement of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 115\u2013141; 132 Stat. 1143) and other restrictions in United States law to prevent United States foreign assistance from benefiting terrorists, directly or indirectly;\n\n\u2022 condemns Iran\u2019s support for terrorist groups and proxies, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad;\n\n\u2022 urges full enforcement of United States sanctions against Iran to prevent Iran\u2019s funding of terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; and\n\n\u2022 stands ready to assist Israel with emergency resupply and other security, diplomatic, and intelligence support.\n\nStatements\n\nRep. Norman issued the following statement on Tuesday: \"Israel is our single most important ally in the Middle East, and a true friend to our country and people.\n\nThey need our prayers today and deserves our support in response to this outrageous, unprovoked terrorist attack by Hamas. This cannot go unanswered.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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://norman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1729"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9979570750147104, "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"}