{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-op-ed-not-one-taxpayer-dime-gaza-until-hamas-frees-all-hostages/", "Hawley Op-Ed: Not one taxpayer dime for Gaza until Hamas frees all the hostages", "2023-10-25", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley | Oct. 25, 2023 | Fox News\n\nSince October 7, the world has learned with mounting horror exactly what Hamas\u2019s terrorists did in Israel. Women and children slaughtered in their homes. Corpses paraded in the streets of Gaza. Screaming civilians dragged away on motorbikes. Now, the Israeli people fight for their lives, under the shadow of existential threat.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nLast week, Joe Biden unveiled to the American people his latest budget request. Despite what it says, his $106 billion request isn\u2019t really about supporting Israel. Far from it. Rather, this budget request asks Congress to approve billions of dollars in \u201chumanitarian aid\u201d\u2014including some foreign relief funds for Gaza itself.\n\nGaza is ruled by a terrorist regime, currently holding captive dozens of innocent Israelis and numerous Americans. Let\u2019s get one thing clear. Our policy here should be blindingly simple: no aid until Hamas releases its hostages.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nMaking matters worse, this proposal comes on the heels of Biden\u2019s disastrous, $6 billion attempt to buy off Iran. Iran, of course, has been a longtime supporter of Hamas. But last month, the Biden administration agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian assets\u2014handing the regime vast financial resources to fund terrorism. This is exactly the kind of negotiation with terrorists America can\u2019t afford. Now, every other group\u2014Hamas included\u2014knows that this Administration will pay their shakedown demands.\n\nIf Joe Biden and his team won\u2019t keep Americans safe, it\u2019s up to Congress. And here Republicans must take a hard line: no foreign aid for Gaza\u2014none\u2014until every last American hostage is freed and safe.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nBut above all else, no funding for terrorist groups. Every American, regardless of political party, should be able to agree on that.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "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.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-op-ed-not-one-taxpayer-dime-gaza-until-hamas-frees-all-hostages/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8958689868450165, "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"}