{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-members-subramanyam-and-garcia-call-southcom-oversight-hearing", "Ranking Members Subramanyam and Garcia Call for SOUTHCOM Oversight Hearing", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Suhas Subramanyam", "S001230", "subramanyam.house.gov", "subramanyam", "https://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, and Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, are calling on the Oversight Committee Majority to hold an oversight hearing on Venezuela and the U.S. Southern Command. The committee was originally scheduled to hold a SOUTHCOM oversight hearing on September 17th, but it was postponed indefinitely.\n\n\u201cIt appears that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth want to drag us into another drawn out war, this time in Venezuela. House Republicans can\u2019t hide from this. The American people deserve answers,\u201d said Ranking Member Subramanyam. \u201cThe Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee must hold its previously scheduled hearing on the U.S. Southern Command so we can understand what the plan is for Venezuela. No one wants another forever war.\u201d\n\nThe letter sent to Chairman Comer and Chairman Timmons can be found here and below.\n\n###\n\nChairman Comer and Chairman Timmons,\n\nOn September 10, 2025, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform noticed a hearing to be held by the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs on September 17, 2025, titled \u201cUnderfunded and Overlooked: Assessing U.S. Southern Command\u2019s Role in Defending the Homeland.\u201d\n\nOn September 12, 2025, this hearing was postponed, with a new meeting date to be determined.\n\nWe write to request an update on the status of rescheduling this hearing and to urge you to do so as soon as possible to address this important and timely topic.\n\nWe look forward to your response.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-members-subramanyam-and-garcia-call-southcom-oversight-hearing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8741039782762527, "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"}