{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-calls-ebola-travel-ban", "JONES CALLS FOR EBOLA TRAVEL BAN", "2014-10-06", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Walter Jones", "J000255", "jones.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling on President Obama to put in place a travel ban on non-citizens entering the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries.\u00a0 In a letter to the president, Jones points out that over twenty African nations have already placed entry restrictions on travelers from West African countries stricken with Ebola.\u00a0 On September 28, Thomas Duncan, a traveler to the U.S. from Liberia, entered Texas Presbyterian Hospital with Ebola symptoms.\u00a0 He tested positive for Ebola on September 30.\u00a0 His family and others he came in contact with are being watched closely for Ebola symptoms.\n\u201cMany Eastern North Carolinians and Americans across the country are gravely concerned about the outbreak of Ebola in the United States,\u201d said Congressman Jones.\u00a0 \u201cImposing a travel ban on non-citizens coming into the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries is common sense.\u00a0 Over twenty African nations have already put in place a travel ban in order to curb the spread of Ebola across the continent, and it\u2019s a rational precaution.\u00a0 I urge the president to take immediate action to make sure non-citizens from Ebola-stricken countries cannot spread the virus in the U.S.\u201d\nTo read Congressman Jones' letter to President Obama, click below.", 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": ["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-calls-ebola-travel-ban"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.0664880760014057, "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"}