{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=89936C1E-D142-4F37-8C9A-9546F84277D8", "Heller Praises White House Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel, Commitment to Relocate U.S. Embassy", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2013\u00a0U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today applauded the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and its commitment to relocating the American embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move that Heller has championed in Congress and repeatedly pushed for by authoring the\u00a0Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act. Heller along with\u00a0Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act to fulfill our commitment to Israel by enacting current law.\u00a0 In 1995, Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, legislation that recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the bill became law later that year, the U.S. Embassy was not relocated.\u00a0 \u201cAs one of our strongest allies in the fight against terrorism and in promoting peace in the Middle East, America\u2019s support to Israel must be unwavering,\u201d said Heller. \u201cI applaud President Trump for his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I\u2019m also pleased that the Administration committed to developing a plan to relocate the American Embassy to Jerusalem, action that I have repeatedly pushed for because while a law was passed more than 20 years ago to do just that, it has never been enacted. That is why I have authored legislation that demands the United States no longer turns a blind eye to its promise. Today\u2019s decision sends a message to our strongest and oldest ally in the Middle East: the United States Senate stands with Israel.\u201d In May of 2017, Heller also joined with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marco Rubio (R-FL)\u00a0to introduce a resolution to urge the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel\u00a0and the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.\u200e\r\n###", 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.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=89936C1E-D142-4F37-8C9A-9546F84277D8"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.790517009794712, "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"}