{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=8D5D6150-CFBC-49A3-9031-DA1C05E74545", "Graham on Visit to Norway", "2024-08-16", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Lindsey Graham", "G000359", "www.lgraham.senate.gov", "graham", "https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement following his visit to Norway. Senator Graham met with Norwegian Minister of Defense Bj\u00f8rn Arild Gram and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide in Oslo, Norway.\n\n\u201cI had a very productive visit to our great ally, Norway. I spent time with the Norwegian Special Operations Command and was very impressed with their skill and dedication to duty. I enjoyed my meetings with Defense Minister Gram and Foreign Minister Eide, where we agreed that continued support for Ukraine is in our mutual interest.\n\n\u201cNorway is a great example of what a NATO partner should be like. They are committed to exceeding their two percent GDP contribution and marching towards three percent. They are also investing in high-end military capabilities to provide maximum deterrence.\n\n\u201cIn addition, Norway has provided significant assistance to Ukraine, particularly with their maritime power. Norway possesses top-of-the-line fighter aircraft and is a very adept naval presence in Russia\u2019s backyard.\n\n\u201cNorway, Finland and Sweden are now all NATO members that live in the shadow of Russia and provide credible deterrence against Putin\u2019s aggression, which makes America safer. I look forward to building on the United States\u2019 relationship with Norway.\u201d\n\n#####", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:32Z"]], "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.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=8D5D6150-CFBC-49A3-9031-DA1C05E74545"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9800447151064873, "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"}