{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=62d9ff0b-1403-4153-a3ab-f911d1f2125c", "Obama Administration Should Hit Pause Button on Refugee Entries, McConnell Says", "2015-11-19", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Syrian refugees:\r\nIts clear that the American people are concerned about the Administrations ability to properly vet thousands of individuals from Syria. \nMore than half of our nations governors, governors of both parties, have demonstrated their concern.\r\nMany members in Congress, members of both parties, have raised concerns too.\nGiven all this and given all thats happened in Paris, it simply makes sense to take a step back for now  to press pause  so we can determine the facts and ensure we have the correct policies and security screenings in place.\r\nThats the most responsible thing for the Administration to do right now.\r\nThats the most reasonable and balanced thing for the Administration to do right now.\nWe should also not lose sight of why we are in this position to begin with.\nThe Syrian people are fleeing Syria because of a brutal civil war.\r\nThe ultimate solution to this problem is to make a Syria a place the Syrian people can continue to return to.\r\nBut the Administration has never had a coherent strategy to settle this conflict.\r\nEvery single one of us knows that ISIL presents a threat to the homeland, and its not contained. So if the Administration is serious about starting to turn this situation around, then its going to have to develop a serious and workable strategy that can win strong bipartisan support.", 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.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=62d9ff0b-1403-4153-a3ab-f911d1f2125c"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.112350892275572, "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"}