{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zeldin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-zeldin-sends-christmas-greetings-while-visiting-us-troops-middle", "Rep. Zeldin Sends Christmas Greetings While Visiting US Troops in the Middle East", "2018-12-25", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Lee Zeldin", "Z000017", "zeldin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Photos from Congressman Zeldin's previous CODELs he led to Iraq and Afghanistan.\nMIDDLE EAST - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) is spending Christmas today in the Middle East visiting U.S. troops deployed in the CENTCOM Area of Operations. Every Christmas since coming to Congress, Congressman Zeldin has led a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) of Members of Congress to the Middle East. This year, he is joined by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1), Rep. Filemon Vela (D, TX-34) and Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS).\nMerry Christmas from the Middle East! It's been an honor to visit our troops deployed here every Christmas since coming to Congress; a tradition continuing again today, said Congressman Zeldin. I'm so grateful of these men and women who defend our freedoms and sacrifice so much. From my family to yours, have a blessed and safe holiday.", 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://zeldin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-zeldin-sends-christmas-greetings-while-visiting-us-troops-middle"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3689890038222075, "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"}