{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2023/10/tillis-colleagues-demand-president-biden-do-everything-in-his-power-to-rescue-american-hostages-in-israel", "Tillis, Colleagues Demand President Biden Do Everything in His Power to Rescue American Hostages in Israel", "2023-10-18", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Thom Tillis", "T000476", "www.tillis.senate.gov", "tillis", "https://www.tillis.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senator Thom Tillis and 47 of his senate colleagues penned a bipartisan letter urging President Biden to continue doing everything in his power to rescue American hostages taken by Hamas during the terrorist organization\u2019s October 7th attacks on Israel while supporting Israel\u2019s efforts to dismantle the threat of Hamas.\n\n\u201cHamas has already killed 30 Americans and likely injured many more\u2026The terrorists responsible for these atrocities hide behind human shields while they threaten to livestream the execution of hostages. Hamas has also reportedly demanded the mass release of prisoners in exchange for freeing its hostages and could use the hostages to push for a ceasefire. With several U.S. citizens still missing in the aftermath of the terror group\u2019s brutal attack, we urge you to continue putting your full attention on the freeing of American hostages. Every day must be treated with a sense of urgency,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cAs a result, we urge the United States to continue supporting Israel\u2019s urgent efforts to dismantle the threat of Hamas, provide the necessary resources for Israel\u2019s defense, and continue offering whatever support necessary to immediately and safely rescue kidnapped Americans, with particular attention to those who require urgent medical care,\u201d the senators continued.\n\n\u201cWe urge you to encourage our allies and partners in the region to place pressure on Hamas to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to have access to the hostages while the United States and Israel work to secure their release,\u201d the senators concluded.\n\nRead the full letter HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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.tillis.senate.gov/2023/10/tillis-colleagues-demand-president-biden-do-everything-in-his-power-to-rescue-american-hostages-in-israel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2936689890921116, "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"}