{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-and-graham-travel-to-israel", "Blumenthal & Graham Travel to Israel", "2024-10-07", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "CT", "Richard Blumenthal", "B001277", "www.blumenthal.senate.gov", "blumenthal", "https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press", "scraper", "[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL] \u2013 One year since Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing hundreds and taking more hostage, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) traveled to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior government and military leadership.\n\n\u201cToday in Israel, the pain and grief are deep and moving. A strong, thriving Israel is essential to America\u2019s own national security,\u201d Blumenthal said. \u201cWe reiterated our commitment to bring home all the hostages \u2013 including those brutally murdered. I hope that diplomacy may achieve a cessation of fighting, leading to the return of the hostages, and a path toward normalizing relations in the region, along with humanitarian aid and rebuilding.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m in Israel today on this first solemn anniversary of Hamas\u2019 horrific attack on Israel with my good friend, Senator Blumenthal. October 7, 2023 is the day that will live in infamy among the Israeli people. We are here together to share their pain and to try to find a way forward for the region,\u201d said Graham. \u201cThis is one of the most important trips I\u2019ve ever taken, and it is my hope that Hamas\u2019 barbaric October 7 attack will not stop the march toward peace.\u201d\n\nAdditional details regarding the trip will be available in the coming days.\n\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-and-graham-travel-to-israel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3921121135354042, "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"}