{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140330130101/http://mccaul.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=29&itemid=1540", "Chairman McCaul Statement on Senate Announcement Against Further Iran Sanctions", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Michael McCaul", "M001157", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Chairman McCaul Statement on Senate Announcement Against Further Iran Sanctions\n\n\t\u00a0\n\n\tWASHINGTON, D.C. - House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the Senate announcement that it will not pursue further sanctions against Iran:\n\n\tChairman McCaul:\u00a0\u201cI am deeply disappointed with the decision by the Senate Banking Committee to not pass further economic sanctions\u00a0against\u00a0Iran. Earlier this year the House passed, with 400 votes, the \u201cNuclear Prevention Act\u201d that was\u00a0 aimed at increasing economic pressure on Tehran. \u00a0I\u00a0urge\u00a0Majority Leader Reid, who just last month announced his commitment towards moving tougher sanctions through the Senate, to bring the \u201cNuclear Prevention Act\u201d to a vote. \u00a0Tough sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table. \u00a0It is imperative to sustain this pressure to maintain our leverage and ensure Iran is free of nuclear weapons.\"\n\n\tOn November 14, Congressman McCaul sent a\u00a0bipartisan letter\u00a0with more than 60 signatures urging Senators Reid and McConnell to take up legislation that would tighten sanctions on Iran's energy and financial sectors.\n\n\t\u00a0\n\n\t# # #", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140330130101/http://mccaul.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=29&itemid=1540"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3760858457535505, "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"}