{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-statement-un-resolution-end-israeli-settlements", "Langevin Statement on UN Resolution to End Israeli Settlements", "2016-12-29", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Jim Langevin", "L000559", "langevin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Langevin Statement on UN Resolution to End Israeli Settlements           \t\t  \n          \t\t  \n           \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDec 29, 2016\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n\t\t  \n               \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n          \n  \n    \n    \n    Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, released the following statement in response to the United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements:\n\u201cDecades of turmoil, lives lost, and families destroyed remind us that there is no easy solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but peace in the Middle East will only be achieved through direct, good-faith negotiations between the two parties. Unilateral action by the United States or the United Nations will resolve nothing; rather, this UN resolution will only heighten tensions and push us further away from a peaceful solution.\n\u201cThe United States and Israel share a unique bond, and despite these challenging times, that relationship cannot and will not be broken. Our efforts to foster peace must continue, and so must our commitment to Israel as our friends look to build a safe and democratic Jewish state.\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://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-statement-un-resolution-end-israeli-settlements"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4365799725055695, "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"}