{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-reported-trump-recognition-of-jerusalem-as-israels-capital", "Blumenthal Statement on Reported Trump Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Richard Blumenthal", "B001277", "www.blumenthal.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Blumenthal Statement on Reported Trump Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Tweet\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 5, 2017\n\t\t\t[WASHINGTON, DC] \u2013 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel later this week.\r\n\u201cJerusalem is the capital of Israel, and I\u2019ve strongly supported acknowledging that simple fact,\u201d said Blumenthal. \u201cMy hope is that the President\u2019s announcement of his recognition of Jerusalem will be followed by meaningful steps to advance the peace process, including secure borders for Israel and a two-state solution.\u201d\r\nDuring the previous Congress, Blumenthal authored a bipartisan Senate resolution that directly acknowledged Jerusalem as the \u201cundivided capital of Israel.\u201d The resolution also expressed solidarity with Israel and condemned Palestinian terrorist attacks. It passed the Senate by unanimous consent in November 2015 with 68 cosponsors.", 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://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-reported-trump-recognition-of-jerusalem-as-israels-capital"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3108409475535154, "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"}