{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://riggleman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-denver-riggleman-co-sponsors-turkey-sanctions-bill", "Congressman Denver Riggleman Co-Sponsors Turkey Sanctions Bill", "2019-10-11", "2019", "2019-10", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Denver Riggleman", "R000611", "riggleman.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C. - Congressman Denver Riggleman will join Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) in introducing legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey in response to their military offensive against U.S. -allied Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. Congressman Riggleman will be an original co-sponsor of the legislation.\n\"I am appalled by the latest news coming from Syria. The actions by President Erdoan and the Turkish forces has brought increased violence and instability to a vitally important region,\"said Congressman Riggleman. \"I give my strongest support to this bill to increase sanctions on Turkey in response to their invasion of Syria. \"\nOriginal co-sponsors of this legislation will include the following House GOP members:  \n\t\n \nRepublican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)\n\tRepublican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-01)\n\tHASC Ranking Member Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13)\n\tRep.Jodey Arrington (TX-19)\n\tRep. Don Bacon (NE-02)\n\tRep. Jim Banks (IN-03)\n\tRep. Jack Bergman(MI-01)\n\tRep. Rick Crawford (AR-01)\n\tRep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)\n\tRep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08)\n\tRep. French Hill (AR-02)\n\tRep. Will Hurd (TX-23)\n\tRep. Richard Hudson (NC-08)\n\tRep. Mike Johnson (LA-04)\n\tRep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)\n\tRep. Paul Mitchell (MI-10)\n\tRep. John Ratcliffe (TX-04)\n\tRep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14)\n\tRep. Martha Roby (AL-02)\n\tRep. Mike Rogers (AL-03)\n\tRep. Denver Riggleman (VA-05)\n\tRep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21)\n\tRep. Mike Turner (OH-10)\n\tRep. Mark Walker (NC-06)\n\tRep. Michael Waltz (FL-06)\n\tRep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02)\n\tRep. Joe Wilson (SC-02)\n\tRep. Steve Womack (AR-03)\n \n\nCongresswoman Cheney said: President Erdoan and his regime must face serious consequences for mercilessly attacking our Kurdish allies in northern Syria, who incurred thousands of casualties in the fight against ISIS and helped us protect the homeland.These sanctions are not only a response to the Erdogan regime's violent attacks in northern Syria. Congress has long had concerns about the regime's cooperation with U.S. adversaries, such as Russia. If Turkey wants to be treated like an ally, it must begin behaving like one. They must be sanctioned for their attacks on our Kurdish allies.\nThe house billfollows similar efforts led by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in the Senate.", 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://riggleman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-denver-riggleman-co-sponsors-turkey-sanctions-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7695090025663376, "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"}