{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-risch-colleagues-introduce-stand-with-israel-act-to-combat-israels-persecution-at-un/", "Cassidy, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Stand with Israel Act to Combat Israel\u2019s Persecution at UN", "2024-10-23", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), and 26 Republican colleagues announced their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate and House reconvene in November. This legislation would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.\n\n\u201cThe United States will not stand for antisemitism at home or on the world stage,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy. \u201cAnyone who attempts to restrict or reduce Israel\u2019s status at the UN should bear a heavy cost.\u201d\n\n\u201cAny attempt to alter Israel\u2019s status at the UN is clearly anti-Semitic,\u201d said Senator Risch. \u201cThat said, if the UN member states allow the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to downgrade Israel\u2019s status at the UN, the U.S. must stop supporting the UN system, as it would clearly be beyond repair. I am disgusted that this outrageous idea has even been discussed, and will do all I can to ensure any changes to Israel\u2019s status will come with consequences.\u201d\n\nReports indicate that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will attempt to downgrade Israel\u2019s status at the UN. The PA is able to do this after the UN General Assembly passed a biased resolution which enhanced the PA\u2019s status at the United Nations on May 10, 2024.\n\nThe Stand with Israel Act would cut off U.S. funding to UN agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. The bill is modeled after the current prohibition of funding to any UN entities that elevate the status of the Palestinian Authority to a member state.\n\nCassidy and Risch were joined by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Barrasso (R-WY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Ted Budd (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tim Scott (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Thune (R-SD), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in introducing the legislation.\n\nThis is companion legislation to bipartisan House bill HR 9394 led by U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY-17).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-risch-colleagues-introduce-stand-with-israel-act-to-combat-israels-persecution-at-un/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8690535798668861, "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"}