{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919001936/http://schock.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394004", "Schock Hosts Radio Free Europe to Joint Session of Congress", "2014-09-18", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Aaron Schock", "S001179", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today welcomed Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty\u2019s (RFE-RL) Manager, John Giambalvo, as his guest to attend a special Joint Session of the United States Congress to hear an address by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Elected in the wake of this year\u2019s Ukrainian Revolution, Poroshenko is in the United States and Canada this week to seek greater military and economic aid from strategic allies.\n\u201cRadio Free Europe continues to serve the strategic interests of the United States and our allies, broadcasting a message of economic and political freedom to counter resurgent threats in the region,\u201d Schock said in his invitation to Giambalvo. \u201cThe Ukrainian President seeks a stronger alliance with the United States today, and the presence of Radio Free Europe\u2019s leadership in the House Gallery for his address sends a strong message that we will not abdicate the airwaves in Eastern Europe to pro-Soviet propaganda.\u201d\nPresident Poroshenko\u2019s address comes at a critical time for Ukraine, as Tuesday, the Eastern European nation joined with the European Union in ratifying an historic political and economic agreement \u2013 all while a tentative cease-fire persists between Ukrainian forces and the pro-Russian separatists.\nThe new head of RFE-RL was chosen to attend the event in light of the crucial role Rep. Schock understands RFE-RL to play in establishing and maintaining a stable Eastern Europe.\n  \nRep. Schock welcomes RFE-RL\u2019s Mr. Giambalvo\n__________\nClick here to watch President Poroshenko\u2019s address to the Joint Session of Congress.\nClick here to read Schock\u2019s letter supporting the continuation of Radio Free Europe (RFE) and Radio Liberty (RL) Balkans\u2019 Service and Radio Free Iraq\nClick here to read more about RFE's John Giambalvo\nClick here to read Rep. Schock's joint op-ed with Sen. Roger Wicker on the issue of RFE-RL\u2019s Balkan Service\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://web.archive.org/web/20140919001936/http://schock.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394004"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.9260811172425747, "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"}