{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/not-one-cent", "Not One Cent", "2015-10-01", "2015", "2015-10", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Bruce Poliquin", "P000611", "poliquin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Today, the House of Representatives passed the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act to prohibit President Obama from relieving Irans economic sanctions until Iran pays $43.5 billion in damages. Maines Second District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, released the following statement:\nAs the leading state sponsor of terrorism, Iran has been linked to numerous terrorism groups that have American blood on their hands.\nDue to these atrocious acts of terrorism, Iran has totaled roughly $43.5 billion in unpaid damages from U.S. courts. Yet, Iran has not paid a single cent.\nThats why I voted in support of the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act to prohibit President Obama from relieving $100 billion in economic sanctions for Iran, under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Deal, until they pay all of the federal court judgments.\nAs Maines Second District Congressman, I will continue to do everything, within my jurisdiction, to stop this oppressive regime, which is committed to killing Americans and destroying Israel, to become a nuclear military power and harm Americans.", 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://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/not-one-cent"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5366468578577042, "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"}