{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-cotton-colleagues-applaud-president-trump-on-historic-success-of-asia-trip/", "Ricketts, Cotton, Colleagues Applaud President Trump on \u201cHistoric Success\u201d of Asia Trip", "2025-11-06", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Pete Ricketts", "R000618", "www.ricketts.senate.gov", "ricketts", "https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list&pagenum=", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, & International Cybersecurity Policy, and Tom Cotton (R-AR), the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, led six colleagues in applauding President Donald Trump\u2019s successful trip to Asia last week. The lawmakers thanked President Trump for achieving trade deals that will benefit American farmers, workers, businesses, and innovators while protecting national security.\n\n\u201cThankfully, we have a President that puts America first and protects our greatest assets,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cYour leadership has ushered America into a Golden Era of relations with our allies and partners in the region and delivered outstanding results for the American people once again. The agreements that you secured mark a major milestone in ensuring that American farmers, workers, businesses, and innovators reap the benefits of fair and reciprocal trade.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers also applauded President Trump for securing concessions from Communist China without compromising American leadership in key technologies.\n\n\u201cWe understand the delicate balance you struck during the negotiations was not easy,\u201d The lawmakers continued. \u201cYour determination while engaging with Dictator Xi Jinping secured results on fentanyl, agricultural purchases, and critical minerals where others could not. Unlike your predecessors, who may have wavered and given away our greatest leverage, you managed to extract real concessions from Communist China while preserving American dominance. We applaud your foresight and wisdom in continuing to withhold America\u2019s most advanced semiconductors from Communist China, including NVIDIA\u2019s Blackwell.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs you have said, America is the country that started the AI race, and this decision will help ensure America wins that race,\u201d the lawmakers concluded. \u201cThank you again, Mr. President, for your unwavering dedication to putting America first and your unique ability to achieve outcomes that strengthen our economy, safeguard our technology, and reaffirm U.S. leadership on the global stage.\u201d\n\nAdditional signers included Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jim Banks (R-IN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC).\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here and below:\n\nDear President Trump,\n\nWe write to congratulate you on your historic success advancing American prosperity and security on your recent trip to Asia. Thankfully, we have a President that puts America first and protects our greatest assets. Your leadership has ushered America into a Golden Era of relations with our allies and partners in the region and delivered outstanding results for the American people once again.\n\nThe agreements that you secured mark a major milestone in ensuring that American farmers, workers, businesses, and innovators reap the benefits of fair and reciprocal trade. For instance, your successful negotiations with Japan and South Korea will bring nearly one trillion dollars of investment into America\u2019s economy. And you have brought peace to yet another longstanding conflict, this time between Thailand and Cambodia.\n\nFinally, as you have rightly recognized in the past, Communist China is a dangerous and formidable adversary that has waged economic warfare on American farmers and manufacturers. Additionally, decades of mismanagement by previous administrations have led to entanglement with a regime whose actions have put our national security at risk. We understand the delicate balance you struck during the negotiations was not easy.\n\nYour determination while engaging with Dictator Xi Jinping secured results on fentanyl,\n\nagricultural purchases, and critical minerals where others could not. Unlike your predecessors, who may have wavered and given away our greatest leverage, you managed to extract real concessions from Communist China while preserving American dominance. We applaud your foresight and wisdom in continuing to withhold America\u2019s most advanced semiconductors from Communist China, which includes NVIDIA\u2019s Blackwell. As you have said, America is the country that started the AI race, and this decision will help ensure America wins that race.\n\nThank you again, Mr. President, for your unwavering dedication to putting America first and your unique ability to achieve outcomes that strengthen our economy, safeguard our technology, and reaffirm U.S. leadership on the global stage.", 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.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-cotton-colleagues-applaud-president-trump-on-historic-success-of-asia-trip/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0545220468193293, "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"}