{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/inhofe-statement-on-cuba-sanctions-relief", "INHOFE STATEMENT ON CUBA SANCTIONS RELIEF", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "OK", "James Inhofe", "I000024", "www.inhofe.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "INHOFE STATEMENT ON CUBA SANCTIONS RELIEF\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement regarding\u00a0the release of Alan Gross after 5 years in prison in Cuba and\u00a0the president\u2019s announcement to re-establish diplomatic relations and ease economic and travel restrictions.\u00a0\r\n\u201cI am delighted that Alan Gross has been released and can return to his loved ones after five years of wrongful imprisonment,\u201d Inhofe said. \u201cDespite this welcome news, the legacy of suppression of human rights and democracy continues in Cuba under the rule of President Raul Castro. This is why I strongly oppose normalizing relations with Cuba and lifting the embargo against its dictator. President Obama\u2019s new course for Cuba follows on the success of his reset with Russia. This will not bring about freedom from persecution to its people; it will not bring about freedom of speech or free elections; and it will not end the 50-plus years of\u00a0the Castro brothers\u2019 brutal dictatorship. Instead, President Obama\u2019s actions reward the Castro family, as Raul Castro has made no democratic\u00a0concessions to the United States. This is another bad precedent being set by this president, and I will oppose efforts to lift sanctions on Cuba if it comes to the Senate floor.\u201d \u00a0\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.inhofe.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/inhofe-statement-on-cuba-sanctions-relief"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6820402815937996, "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"}