{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://lance.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lance-response-to-president-obama-s-address-on-terrorism", "Lance Response to President Obamas Address on Terrorism", "2015-12-07", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Leonard Lance", "L000567", "lance.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FLEMINGTON, NJ ---Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) released the following statement on the Presidents Oval Office addressto the Nation last evening: All Americans want the President to be successful in his efforts to protect the United States from radical Islamic terrorists. Last nights speech, however, did little to inspire confidence in the Administration's understanding of thethreat we face or how to defeat it. The President is correct: Terrorism has entered a new phase. The horrific attacks in Paris and San Bernardino clearly showthat we need an aggressive and robust strategy to defeat radical Islamic terrorism. The President presented the Nation with the status quo instead.\nThe status quo is unacceptable. Thats why this week the House will vote on a bipartisan bill toclose dangerous loopholes in the federal visa waiver program to reduce the risk from having an extremist enter the country from abroad. This legislationbuilds on a recent bipartisan vote to strengthen the certification process in our refugeeprogram that helps ensure the safety of the American people.\nThe best solution, however, is a comprehensive plan to eliminate ISIS and the threat of radical extremists, and only our commander-in-chief can provide that. Victory cannot be achieved with more of the same but through strong American leadership and a renewed commitment to the War on Terror. That is what the American People were hoping to hear from the President last evening.", 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://lance.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lance-response-to-president-obama-s-address-on-terrorism"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8704387582838535, "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"}