{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2026/09/30/chairman-wicker-meets-with-taiwanese-ambassador/", "Chairman Wicker Meets with Taiwanese Ambassador", "2026-09-30", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Roger F. Wicker", "W000437", "www.wicker.senate.gov", "wicker", "https://www.wicker.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This week, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Ambassador Yui Tah-ray, Taiwan\u2019s Representative to the United States. During their meeting, the two discussed U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and the rise of Chinese aggression against Indo-Pacific allies.\n\nChairman Wicker issued the following statement after their meeting:\n\n\u201cI was pleased to meet with Ambassador Yui Tah-ray from Taiwan. We had a productive discussion regarding the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan partnership amid the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party.\n\n\u201cIn 1979, Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, which remains the law of the land. This legislation committed the U.S. to make available defense articles and services in sufficient quantity to ensure Taiwan\u2019s ability to defend itself from Chinese aggression. As members of Congress, we have a duty to make sure this law is adhered to and that decisions about the defense needs of Taiwan are based on our joint assessment of military necessity.\n\n\u201cDuring the Reagan administration, the U.S. made a set of diplomatic pledges regarding security cooperation with Taiwan, known as the Six Assurances. President Reagan made clear that we would not consult with the Chinese Communist Party on arms sales to Taiwan. The fortieth president was right when he made that promise then, and we would be wise to uphold that precedent now.\n\n\u201cIn recent years, the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army has engaged in a massive military buildup and is increasingly using its growing power aggressively to coerce our allies in the Pacific, including Japan, the Philippines, and especially Taiwan.\n\n\u201cIn response\u2014and in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act\u2014Congress has authorized and appropriated a surge in resources to provide Taiwan with enhanced training, security assistance, and arms sales. These authorities must be used for the purposes that Congress intended.\n\n\u201cThe Taiwanese people have chosen democracy as their form of government and have built a dynamic and advanced economy as a result.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "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.wicker.senate.gov/2026/09/30/chairman-wicker-meets-with-taiwanese-ambassador/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5372107736766338, "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"}