{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-resolution-honors-us-marine-corps-captain-samuel-farmer-marines-and-sailors-his-platoon/", "Hawley Resolution Honors U.S. Marine Corps Captain Samuel Farmer, Marines and Sailors of His Platoon", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor recognizing the passage of his resolution honoring the heroism and sacrifice of United States Marine Corps Captain Samuel Farmer of Missouri and the Marines and Sailors he commanded as part of First Platoon, Company G, Second Battalion, First Marine Regiment.\n\nDuring the height of America\u2019s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, then-First Lieutenant Farmer and his platoon were stationed at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, facilitating the evacuation of American citizens, permanent residents, embassy workers, and special immigrant visa holders as the region rapidly fell to the Taliban. On August 26, 2021, an Islamic State terrorist detonated a suicide bomb at Abbey Gate, killing 13 American service members \u2013 including nine from Captain Farmer\u2019s platoon \u2013 and injuring many more, including Farmer.\n\n\u201cWhatever you think of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, we should be able to honor the men and women who served so bravely \u2013 including Sam Farmer and the members of his platoon,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cThis young man from Missouri, who represents, frankly, the best of who we are and who we can be. And so, Mr. President, it\u2019s a privilege to get to honor Sam, to congratulate him on his service to our country.\u201d\n\nClick here or above to watch his full remarks.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:49:58Z"]], "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-resolution-honors-us-marine-corps-captain-samuel-farmer-marines-and-sailors-his-platoon/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7981732487678528, "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"}