{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-demands-answers-troops-fighting-ebola", "JONES DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TROOPS FIGHTING EBOLA", "2014-10-17", "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 demanding answers from the Pentagon on the purpose and scope of Operation United Assistance in West Africa, a mission President Obama has launched to send American military personnel into Ebola-stricken countries in order to contain the spread of the Ebola virus. The Ebola outbreak began in Guinea in early 2014 and quickly spread to neighboring countries Sierra Leone and Liberia.\nIn the letter to Army Secretary John McHugh, Congressman Jones asks how many service members are currently in West Africa, what kind of pre-deployment training they went through, what the role of the United States Army Medical Research Institute is in this mission, and what plans are in place to ensure the safety of U.S. military personnel in Ebola-stricken countries.\n\u201cMany Eastern North Carolinians and Americans across the country are gravely concerned about the outbreak of Ebola and the safety of U.S. military personnel in Ebola-stricken countries,\u201d said Congressman Jones. \u201cOur service members and their loved ones deserve to understand the exact details of the mission and assurances of safety. The mission of the U.S. Army is \u2018to fight and win our nation\u2019s wars.\u2019 By that standard, I find the proposed strategy of Operation United Assistance in West Africa to be outside of the core of the Army\u2019s mission. I will take every measure to ensure the American people get clear answers from the Army on the military operation in West Africa and the safety U.S. military personnel.\u201d\nClick below to read the letter to Army Secretary McHugh.", 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-demands-answers-troops-fighting-ebola"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6955768913030624, "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"}