{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-trump-announcement-on-jerusalem", "Kaine Statement On Trump Announcement On Jerusalem", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Kaine Statement On Trump Announcement On Jerusalem\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, December 6, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today following President Trump\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem:\r\n\u201cMeaningful progress towards an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal has been stalled for years. While I hope that dynamic will change,\u00a0I\u00a0am very concerned that President Trump's announcement will further s\u200eet back efforts to achieve a two-state solution.\u00a0I support \u200ethe longstanding U.S. policy that Jerusalem's permanent status needs to be decided by the parties in final peace negotiations.\r\nThe reaction we see across the world\u00a0is troubling,\u00a0including from important\u00a0allies of Israel,\u00a0and suggests that this announcement could have destabilizing consequences for\u00a0a region already rife with tensions. I am worried about the impact of this decision on the safety of U.S. personnel overseas and have raised my concerns with the State Department to ensure sufficient security measures are in place at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates.\u201d\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.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-trump-announcement-on-jerusalem"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4646011404693127, "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"}