{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-death-of-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi", "King Statement on Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi", "2019-10-27", "2019", "2019-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BRUNSWICK, ME  Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a raid led by American forces: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a murderous extremist who spent his life advancing hate and violence, and his death means that the world is a safer place. I am gratefulfor the American military personnel who performed the dangerous raid with bravery and professionalism, theintelligence community's painstaking efforts to locate al-Baghdadi, and the support of our regional partners who have stood with us against ISIS for years. This is a model for America's war against terror  rooted in good intelligence, coordinated with strategic partners, and carried out by unparalleled military forces. Today is a good day, and an important step forward in a complex campaign  but we cannot fool ourselves into thinking that this marks the end of ISIS, which may be especially active in the weeks ahead in response. Al-Baghdadi is dead, but his hateful, abhorrent ideology survives. We must remain vigilant in our efforts to defend our nation, and committed to advancing a strategic foreign policy that blocks ISIS from gaining a new foothold from which it can plan attacks upon America and our allies and partners.", 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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-death-of-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1131588146090508, "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"}