{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://larsen.house.gov/press-release/larsen-supports-president%E2%80%99s-actions-normalize-relations-cuba", "Larsen Supports Presidents Actions to Normalize Relations with Cuba", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Rick Larsen", "L000560", "larsen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Larsen Supports President\u2019s Actions to Normalize Relations with Cuba                                           \n              Dec 17, 2014      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    WASHINGTON\u2014Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today praising President Obama\u2019s decision to begin normalizing U.S. relations with Cuba.\n\u201cIsolating the Cuban people for the last 50 years has accomplished little in the way of building democracy, and I support President Obama\u2019s decision to open the door to a new relationship with Cuba.\n\u201cContinuing an ineffective policy is no way to govern. By engaging with Cuba we can promote stronger human rights such as the freedom of expression, while also working to hold the Castro government accountable,\u201d Larsen said.\n Larsen talked with KOMO Newsradio's John Carlson about the changing U.S.-Cuba relations. You can listen to the interview here. \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://larsen.house.gov/press-release/larsen-supports-president%E2%80%99s-actions-normalize-relations-cuba"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6797881107777357, "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"}