{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-ruben-gallego-leads-bipartisan-letter-support-colombia-peace-process", "Rep. Ruben Gallego Leads Bipartisan Letter of Support for Colombia Peace Process", "2016-09-30", "2016", "2016-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ruben Gallego", "G000574", "rubengallego.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego sent a letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to congratulate him for concluding the peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and to express support for continued American assistance to Colombia as the government begins the difficult work of implementing the agreement.\nThe full letter can be found here.\nThe letter was signed by 63 Members of Congress: Reps. Gallego, Byrne, Rooney, Poe, Issa, Gosar, Buddy Carter, Engel, Lowey, Adam Smith, Conyers, McGovern, Farr, Hank Johnson, McDermott, Cicilline, Pocan, Keating, Wasserman Schultz, Dingell, Crowley, Serrano, Ruppersberger, Torres, Beyer, Takano, David Price, Honda, DeFazio, Norton, DeSaulnier, Yarmuth, Castor, Schakowsky, Hastings, Lowenthal, Cardenas, Frankel, Cartwright, Israel, Van Hollen, Lee, Edwards, Meeks, Castro, Garamendi, Capuano, Titus, Waters, Polis, Gutierrez, Watson Coleman, Deutch, Grayson, Himes, Linda Sanchez, Doggett, Welch, Pingree, Ellison, Grijalva, Rush, and O\u2019Rourke. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nRep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said, \u201cThe historic peace agreement signed this week will put an end to suffering and violence that the people of Colombia have endured for over half a century. But significant challenges remain, and Congress must support Colombia during the implementation and reconciliation process. At this critical moment, Democrats and Republicans should come together to ensure that America is just as committed to helping Colombia secure peace as we were to helping Colombia wage war.\u201d\nRep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) said, \u201cI applaud the signing of the Colombia peace agreement. This is a major achievement and a significant step toward peace and stability in the region. Colombia is a strong partner of the United States, and I am committed to continuing to support our neighbors in Colombia as the process moves forward.\u201d\n\u201cWe are happy to see bipartisan U.S. Congressional support for the Colombia\u2019s peace accord and commitment by U.S. lawmakers to provide robust assistance as post-accord implementation moves forward,\u201d said Gimena Sanchez, Senior Associate, Washington Office on Latin America.\n\u201cThe peace accords offer Colombians a second chance on this earth: to build a nation in which ideas are defended with words, not weapons. The United States should stand by and support Colombia as it implements these accords so that a just and lasting peace takes root,\u201d said Lisa Haugaard, Executive Director, Latin America Working Group.\n###", 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://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-ruben-gallego-leads-bipartisan-letter-support-colombia-peace-process"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.336455112323165, "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"}