{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-collapse-of-iran-sanctions-undermines-biden-visit-to-israel", "Cotton: Collapse of Iran Sanctions Undermines Biden Visit to Israel", "2023-10-18", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler orJames Arnold (202) 224-2353\n\nOctober 18, 2023\n\nCotton: Collapse of Iran Sanctions Undermines Biden Visit to Israel\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after sanctions on Iran\u2019s missile program expired. The sanctions were imposed in 2015 and were designed to limit Iran\u2019s ability to buy and sell ballistic missiles and missile technology:\n\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s visit to Israel today coincides with the expiration of multilateral sanctions on Iran\u2019s missile program under the failed Iran nuclear deal. This dangerous mistake, along with continued concessions like paying the $6 billion hostage ransom, emboldens Iran at the expense of American and Israeli security. Actions speak louder than words.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-collapse-of-iran-sanctions-undermines-biden-visit-to-israel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8570901118218899, "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"}