{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=27225EE7-E52E-432E-8B02-69793F213191", "Hatch Statement on President Trumps Israel Announcement", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC\u2014Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, issued the following statement on the President\u2019s Israel announcement:\r\n\u201cI am thrilled with the President\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and his plan to move the US Embassy there. When I spoke to General McMaster yesterday, I was able to ask him a number of logistical details about the move. During my conversation with the National Security Advisor, I expressed my full support for the President\u2019s decision, which takes into careful consideration the needs of America\u2019s allies\u2014both in the region and around the world. I have long supported the recognition of Jerusalem as the official Israeli capital, most notably as a co-sponsor of the\u00a0Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act,\u00a0which my colleagues introduced to the Senate in January. The President\u2019s action, which reaffirms US legislation that has been on the books since 1995, sends a clear signal that we are prepared to defend the interests of the United States and its allies.\u201d\r\n\r\nSenator Hatch on the phone with General McMaster yesterday discussing the announcement", 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.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=27225EE7-E52E-432E-8B02-69793F213191"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3865451328456402, "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"}