{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-statement-on-end-of-us-combat-mission-in-afghanistan", "Kuster Statement on End of U.S. Combat Mission in Afghanistan", "2014-12-29", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Ann Kuster", "K000382", "kuster.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013 Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement regarding the announced conclusion of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan:\n\u201cFor more than 13 years, American men and women have served bravely in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban and to help bring peace, security, and liberty to the Afghan people.\u00a0 Today, the time has come to responsibly bring Operation Enduring Freedom to a close.\u201d\n\u201cWe must always honor the service members, veterans, and military families who sacrificed so much to make the world a safer place for their fellow Americans, our Afghan allies, and people across the globe.\u00a0 And we must never forget the more than 2,000 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the cause of freedom.\u00a0 As men and women in uniform continue to come home, we must redouble our efforts to serve these returning heroes as they served us, and ensure they receive the benefits and respect they have earned as they transition to peaceful and productive civilian lives.\u201d\u00a0\n###", 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://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-statement-on-end-of-us-combat-mission-in-afghanistan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9191220160573721, "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"}