{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-opposes-bilateral-security-agreement-afghanistan", "JONES OPPOSES BILATERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN", "2013-11-18", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Walter Jones", "J000255", "jones.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) implored President Barack Obama to reconsider the Bilateral Security Agreement that is currently being discussed between the United States and Afghanistan.\u00a0 Under the agreement, the United States would continue to send aid to Afghanistan and would retain a troop presence for 10 years beyond 2014. \u00a0In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Jones outlined his concerns regarding the agreement \u2013 namely, the possibility of further loss of American life overseas and the expenditure of taxpayer money without congressional approval.\u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cParticularly at a time when the national debt is an astonishing 17 trillion dollars and we have been forced to make deep budget cuts here in the United States, we cannot afford to continue to send trillions of dollars overseas to support a corrupt Afghan government,\u201d said Congressman Jones.\u00a0 \u201cMost importantly, allowing our troops to remain in Afghanistan exposes them to considerable danger and risks the loss of precious American lives \u2013 all without so much as a vote in Congress.\u201d", 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-opposes-bilateral-security-agreement-afghanistan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1975138913840055, "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"}