{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-blocks-passage-of-kaines-legislation-to-demand-accountability-for-saudi-sponsored-murder-of-virginia-resident-jamal-khashoggi", "Senate Blocks Passage of Kaine\u2019s Legislation to Demand Accountability for Saudi-Sponsored Murder of Virginia Resident Jamal Khashoggi", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", "kaine", "https://www.kaine.senate.gov/news", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to ask unanimous consent for passage of his resolution to commemorate the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi\u2019s murder, which was directed by Saudi government officials. The legislation\u2019s passage was blocked by an objecting senator. Kaine\u2019s push came the day after President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the White House and defended the Crown Prince when asked about Khashoggi\u2019s murder.\n\n\u201cJamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by the Saudi government because he dedicated his life to uncovering the truth and shed light on the repressive nature of the Saudi regime,\u201d said Kaine. \u201cThe passage of my resolution honoring Mr. Khashoggi and calling for accountability for his murder should be a no-brainer. It is particularly outrageous that any senator would object to this simple resolution while saying nothing about President Trump rolling out the red carpet for MBS and leveraging the presidency for private business deals that benefit his family.\u201d\n\nFull video of Kaine asking the Senate to unanimously pass his legislation honoring Khashoggi is available here.\n\nKaine has been repeatedly outspoken against the Saudi-sponsored murder of Khashoggi and has demanded accountability since 2018. In 2019, following a recommendation made by the United Nations, Kaine called on the FBI to open an investigation into the murder of Khashoggi after months of continued inaction by President Trump in his first term. In 2022, Kaine criticized the U.S. State Department\u2019s decision to support MBS\u2019 claim of sovereign immunity in a lawsuit brought by Khashoggi\u2019s friends and family following the murder.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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/senate-blocks-passage-of-kaines-legislation-to-demand-accountability-for-saudi-sponsored-murder-of-virginia-resident-jamal-khashoggi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1879919804632664, "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"}