{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=3B00442F-0B51-4824-8A15-E5EF96E0271A", "Committee Approves Johnson, Shaheen Measure to Expand NATO", "2016-12-06", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Legislation to expand the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), led by Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday.\u00a0 The resolution offers congressional support for the growth of the defensive alliance, reiterates the U.S. commitment to NATO and provides the president with the conditions necessary for the U.S. to formally approve Montenegro\u2019s accession to NATO.\u00a0\r\nJohnson said, \u201cI commend my colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee for joining me in supporting Montenegro\u2019s bid to join NATO and for reaffirming the United States\u2019 commitment to our partners in Europe. Strengthening and expanding NATO is critical at a time when terrorism and Russian aggression continue to threaten our European allies.\u00a0 I hope that this important resolution will pass the Senate before the end of this Congress.\u201d\r\n\u201cNATO remains indispensable to global security, and the United States must continue to build and strengthen the alliance,\u201d said Shaheen. \u201cApproving Montenegro\u2019s accession will send the clear message that Congress will not bow to Russian threats and intimidation. \u00a0The United States must always stand on the side of freedom, security and democracy, and I urge the Senate to pass this treaty before Congress adjourns.\u201d", 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.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=3B00442F-0B51-4824-8A15-E5EF96E0271A"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.081232775002718, "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"}