{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothus-praises-house-passage-legislation-increase-transparency-and", "Rothus Praises House Passage of Legislation to Increase Transparency and Oversight over Iran-U.S. Business Transactions", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Keith Rothfus", "R000598", "rothfus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - As a member of the Financial services committee where these two bills originated, Congressman Keith Rothfus (PA-12) released the following statement after voting for the successful passage of the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, H.R. 1638, and the Strengthening Oversight of Iran\u2019s Access to Finance Act, H.R. 4324:\n\u201cIran is the world\u2019s number one state sponsor of terrorism and is ruled by corrupt leaders. \u00a0The Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act targets Iran\u2019s corrupt elite, who have amassed significant wealth at the expense of their fellow citizens. This bill shines the light on assets held by Iran\u2019s top government and military leaders so the average Iranian has a better understanding of how their elites fail them. It also gives Non-governmental organizations, Americans, and other observers in the private sector a more transparent picture of Iran as the\u00a0destabilizing force and adversary it is.\u201d\nRepresentative Rothfus Continued, \u201cSimilarly, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran\u2019s Access to Finance Act gives the United States government greater oversight regarding certain business transactions with Iran. It safeguards the U.S. financial system from Iran\u2019s illicit activities. Iran\u2019s destructive influence continues to pervade the broader Middle East, and the U.S. must be vigilant to scale back their treacherous actions.\u201d\n\u00a0\n-30-", 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://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothus-praises-house-passage-legislation-increase-transparency-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.802809139713645, "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"}