{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/tiffany-introduces-legislation-protect-americas-security-following-brutal", "Tiffany Introduces Legislation to Protect America\u2019s Security Following the Brutal Attack on Israel", "2023-10-16", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Thomas P. Tiffany", "T000165", "tiffany.house.gov", "tiffany", "https://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 On Friday, Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced the Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission orGAZA Act for short. This legislation would prevent the Biden administration from issuing new visas or paroling holders of Palestinian Authority passports into the United States.\n\n\u201cFollowing the horrific attack by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists on innocent Israeli civilians, the last thing America ought to do is trust identity documents issued by the radicals that oversee these territories,\u201dsaid Congressman Tiffany. \u201cWe need to put our security at home first and that starts by closing the door to bad actors who might be seeking to enter our country.\u201d\n\n\u201cAt a time when the threat of terrorism is not only grotesquely on display but being encouraged and justified, it is critical that we do our best to ensure the security of our nation,\u201dsaid Congressman Ogles. \u201cI applaud Rep. Tiffany for leading this legislation to block the entry of Palestinians into the U.S. and prevent the Biden Administration from issuing new visas for the foreseeable future.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nHamas, adesignated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Fatah run the Palestinian territories.\n\nHamas is responsible for the deadly attacks in Israel that left over 25 Americans and at least 1,200 Israelis dead.\n\nFatah\u2019s leader \u2013 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas \u2013 recently faced a torrent of global condemnation after he madeoutrageous statements about the Holocaust. Fatah operatives have cheered on violence against Israelis, calling for the\u201cslaughter of anyone who is Israeli\u201dand comparing Jews to\u201capes and pigs.\u201d\n\nThe full text of theGAZA Actcan be found here. More information can also befound here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/tiffany-introduces-legislation-protect-americas-security-following-brutal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3254410587251186, "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"}