{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-statement-president-trump-s-plan-send-more-troops-afghanistan", "Pingree Statement on President Trumps Plan to Send More Troops to Afghanistan", "2017-08-21", "2017", "2017-08", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PORTLAND, ME\u2014Congresswoman Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement in response to President Trump\u2019s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan:  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cI was disappointed to hear President Trump take pride in repealing Obama-era rules on civilian casualties which were put in place to reduce resentment among the population and decrease terrorism. His plan for Afghanistan is over-reliant on military action and, in removing all timetables, there is no end in sight for our nation\u2019s longest war. \u00a0  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tI\u2019ve long-opposed the war in Afghanistan and advocated for another Authorization for Military Force (AUMF) to be voted on in Congress. Since the war in Afghanistan began, thousands of Americans have lost their lives, while more than 20,000 have been wounded. Congress must have a long overdue debate about the merits of this war and revoke the President\u2019s blank check to declare it. Committing more troops and resources to this conflict makes our exit strategy even more uncertain and it should not be done using an AUMF from nearly two decades ago.\u201d", 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://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-statement-president-trump-s-plan-send-more-troops-afghanistan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7995921187102795, "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"}