{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/ros-lehtinen-applauds-house-passage-united-states-israel-strategic-partnership-act", "Ros-Lehtinen Applauds House Passage Of United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act; Bill Now Goes To President Obamas Desk To Be Signed Into Law", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "R000435", "ros-lehtinen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Ros-Lehtinen Applauds House Passage Of United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act; Bill Now Goes To President Obama\u2019s Desk To Be Signed Into Law\nWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 (Washington, DC) \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement on the passage of the United States \u2013 Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013.\n\u201cAt a time when Israel is facing many external threats, the U.S. Congress today sends to the President\u2019s desk the U.S. \u2013 Israel Strategic Partnership Act seeking to bolster closer ties with our ally, the democratic Jewish State of Israel. At a time when the Iranian regime continues to advance its nuclear ambitions, Hamas unrelentlessly terrorizes Israeli citizens and the Palestinian Authority continues to incite violence and undermine the peace process at every turn, it is important for Congress to stand with Israel in a bipartisan effort. That is why in passing this bill, we will afford Israel the unique status as our major strategic partner and we reaffirm our support to enhance Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge so that it can continue to defend itself and its citizens from all threats.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\nTo view Ros-Lehtinen\u2019s Statement on the House Floor in support of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, click here.\nNOTE: Chairman Ros-Lehtinen and Ranking Member Deutch are the authors of HR \u2013 938, the United States \u2013 Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on March 5, 2014 by a vote of 410-1. Senators Barbara Boxer and Roy Blount were the Senate sponsors of the bill S. 2673 which was passed today.\n\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://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/ros-lehtinen-applauds-house-passage-united-states-israel-strategic-partnership-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5620440244674683, "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"}