{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=74089866-47FA-4497-A23C-8D5A23D9AE7E", "Thune: U.S. Must Keep Pressure on Worlds Leading Sponsor of Terror", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tU.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the Republican-led Senate voted to reauthorize sanctions against Iran through 2026. \u201cIran\u2019s attempts to test the United States and destabilize the Middle East must not go unchecked,\u201d said Thune. \u201cThe Obama administration\u2019s flawed nuclear deal with Iran has failed to curtail Iran\u2019s illicit behavior. By\u00a0reauthorizing these sanctions, the United States can maintain pressure on the world\u2019s largest sponsor of terror and make it clear that the Iranian regime\u2019s attempts to harm the United States and our allies will not be tolerated.\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.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=74089866-47FA-4497-A23C-8D5A23D9AE7E"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1160359717905521, "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"}