{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2025/10/ross-khanna-lead-lawmakers-in-urging-trump-to-repair-u-s-india-relationship-and-end-harmful-tariffs", "Ross, Khanna Lead Lawmakers in Urging Trump to Repair U.S.-India Relationship and End Harmful Tariffs", "2025-10-08", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) led a group of 19 Members of Congress in urging President Trump to take immediate steps to repair America\u2019s strained relationship with India and to reverse his administration\u2019s harmful tariff policies.\n\nIn the letter, the Members warn that the President\u2019s recent tariff hikes, which raised duties on Indian goods to as high as 50 percent, have undermined relations with India and hurt both American consumers and manufacturers.\n\n\"We write as Members of Congress representing districts with large, vibrant Indian-American communities that maintain strong familial, cultural, and economic ties to India. Recent actions by your administration have strained relations with the world\u2019s largest democracy, creating negative consequences for both countries,\u201d wrote the lawmakers. \u201cWe urge you to take immediate steps to reset and repair this critical partnership.\u201d\n\nThe Members emphasize that the U.S.-India trading relationship supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in both countries. They warn that escalating tariffs threaten to drive up costs and weaken American competitiveness by pushing India to build closer ties with China and Russia.\n\nThey continued, \u201cThe United States and India share democratic traditions that set us apart from our authoritarian competitors. Our partnership demonstrates to the world that free and open societies can prosper through cooperation and mutual respect.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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://ross.house.gov/2025/10/ross-khanna-lead-lawmakers-in-urging-trump-to-repair-u-s-india-relationship-and-end-harmful-tariffs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5212693251669407, "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"}