{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-thompson-and-keating-highlight-german-american-partnership", "Reps. Thompson and Keating Highlight German American Partnership", "2023-11-29", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representatives Glenn \"GT\" Thompson (R-PA) and Bill Keating (D-MA), co-chairs of the bipartisan German American Caucus, today introduced a resolution reaffirming German American friendship and supporting continued cooperation between the United States and Germany.\n\nMore than 34 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this resolution reaffirms the importance of the alliance between the United States and Germany and underscores our shared commitment to democracy. It also supports the \u201cWunderbar Together\u201d initiative, which aims to celebrate German-American art, culture, science, friendship, and more.\n\n\u201cI am proud to introduce this resolution highlighting our important alliance with Germany alongside the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional German American Caucus, Rep. Bill Keating,\u201d Rep. Thompson said. \u201cMy home state of Pennsylvania has one of the largest populations of Americans with German heritage. The Caucus and this resolution acknowledge the many ties and connections shared between our two countries, and I look forward to continuing to foster this partnership in the years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cGermany and the United States share a partnership built on our joint commitment to democracy and the strong economic bond between our countries,\u201d Rep. Keating said. \u201cThis resolution represents the strength of German American friendship, which is vital to ensuring further transatlantic cooperation to meet our shared challenges and seize emerging opportunities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe German American friendship is the most important economic relationship and partnership based on shared values and interests. The Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) supports Representative Thompson's and Representative Keating\u2019s resolution to reaffirm the German American friendship and continue supporting cooperation between the two countries.\u201d - Representative of German Industry and Trade\n\nRepresentative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) is the liaison office of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) in Washington, DC.\n\nRead the full resolution here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-thompson-and-keating-highlight-german-american-partnership"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3576410710811615, "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"}