{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/ogles-scott-demand-report-operational-value-al-udeid-air-base", "Ogles, Scott Demand Report on Operational Value of Al-Udeid Air Base", "2024-10-24", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Andrew Ogles", "O000175", "ogles.house.gov", "ogles", "https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership, urging them to keep Section 1287 of the Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the final version of the FY25 NDAA. This provision requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report and provide a briefing on the operational value of the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, given Qatar\u2019s relationship with Hamas, the Taliban, and other terrorist organizations.\n\n\u201cQatar has been housing Hamas and Taliban leadership for years, all while the United States continues to allow Qatar the privilege of hosting our nation\u2019s largest airbase (Al-Udeid) in the Middle East,\u201d said Congressman Ogles. \u201cThousands of our brave Servicemembers serve at Al-Udeid, and we have an obligation to ensure our nation\u2019s military installations are in the hands of trustworthy allies - not bankrollers of terrorist organizations.\u201d", 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://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/ogles-scott-demand-report-operational-value-al-udeid-air-base"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.104795839637518, "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"}