{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/his-fight-is-our-fight-king-says-in-response-to-zelenskyy-visit-to-capitol-hill", "\u201cHis Fight is Our Fight,\u201d King Says in Response to Zelenskyy Visit to Capitol Hill", "2023-09-21", "2023", "2023-09", "Independent", "Senate", "ME", "Angus S. King, Jr.", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", "angusking", "https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers:\n\n\u201cFor over a year and a half, Ukraine has bravely defended its freedom and its sovereignty from a bloody, unprovoked invasion by an autocratic dictator. Putin believed he would quickly defeat his neighbor, rebuild the Soviet Union, and divide the Free World, but on every count, he has failed. While this war has waged longer than expected, it is because of the undeniable fortitude of the Ukrainian people, and the support of the global community, that freedom and democracy will prevail.\n\n\u201cWhile weapons are launched to counter the ruthless Russian aggression, let\u2019s be clear: they are also sending a signal to all opponents of freedom-loving people. If we waver, China will take note; if we don\u2019t continue showing resolve, North Korea will see opportunity. We have seen dictators in the past, and their endgame is dominance, not democracy.\n\n\u201cAs I\u2019ve told Maine people and said to President Zelenskyy in January, his fight is our fight \u2013 and that\u2019s why we must provide the Ukrainians with what they need to defend themselves. If we don\u2019t, dictatorship will spread\u2014just like we saw in the lead up to World War II.\n\n\u201cThomas Jefferson, after writing the Declaration of Independence, swore eternal hostility against tyranny over the mind of man. Fighting tyranny, and deterring tyrannical aims, is a founding principle of this nation \u2013 and it\u2019s nothing less than the current stakes we face.\u201d\n\nSenator King has been a vocal advocate of supporting the \u2018will to fight\u2019 of the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression. In January, King visited Zelenskyy in Ukraine to understand the dynamics on the ground. He has also continuously questioned international experts on Putin\u2019s strategy and how to best support Ukraine.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/his-fight-is-our-fight-king-says-in-response-to-zelenskyy-visit-to-capitol-hill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8576740510761738, "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"}