{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-ernst-and-senate-republicans-condemn-iran-backed-hamas_stand-with-israel-marking-1-year-since-the-october-7th-terrorist-attacks", "Hoeven, Ernst & Senate Republicans Condemn Iran-Backed Hamas & Stand With Israel, Marking 1 Year Since the October 7th Terrorist Attacks", "2024-10-07", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven, Ernst & Senate Republicans Condemn Iran-Backed Hamas & Stand With Israel, Marking 1 Year Since the October 7th Terrorist Attacks\n\nBISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and all 47 of their Republican colleagues introducing a resolution that fully condemns Iran-backed Hamas for its actions, supporting the forever survival of Israel, and calling for the safe release of American hostages. This resolution marks one year since the terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023.\n\n\u201cOn the one-year anniversary of the attacks on Israel, we remain committed to standing with Israel in its efforts to fully defeat Hamas and stand up to its terrorist adversaries throughout the region. Israel is our strongest partner in the Middle East and this resolution reaffirms our support for this important ally,\u201d said Hoeven.\n\n\u201cThis time last year, I woke up in the Middle East to the unbearable news that Israel was under attack by Iran-backed terrorists and Americans were being killed and taken hostage,\u201d said Ernst. \u201cI immediately traveled into Israel to show that our nation\u2019s friendship is unwavering, in good times and bad. Regardless of whether I have been in Jerusalem, Washington, or Iowa, I have worked around the clock to hold the White House accountable to its \u2018ironclad\u2019 commitment, bring our hostages home, and cut off the source of terrorism in Tehran. One year since that day, as Israel remains under attack on all fronts, Senate Republicans stand united with our greatest ally in the Middle East.\u201d\n\nThe entire Senate Republican Conference stands united in opposing violent antisemitic protests and Iran-backed Hamas\u2019 use of rape as a weapon of war. They also reiterate Israel\u2019s right to defend itself and emphasize the importance of denying Hamas the ability to reconstitute in the region to ensure the horrific events of that day are never repeated.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-ernst-and-senate-republicans-condemn-iran-backed-hamas_stand-with-israel-marking-1-year-since-the-october-7th-terrorist-attacks"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2782043777406216, "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"}