{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-disappointed-by-passage-of-the-un-security-council-s", "Congressman Sherman \u201cDisappointed\u201d by Passage of the UN Security Council\u2019s One-Side Resolution on Israel", "2016-12-23", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Brad Sherman", "S000344", "sherman.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with U.S. abstention, passed a one-sided resolution on Israel\u2019s settlement activity.\nCongressman Sherman, a senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following statement:\n \n\tThe UNSC resolution against Israel marks an unfortunate change in U.S. policy in support of Israel at the United Nations; we vetoed a similar resolution in 2011.\n\tOpponents of Israel took advantage of America\u2019s democratic transition to pass a resolution that the U.S. vetoed in 2011, and American would veto in the next Administration.\n\tThis is a sneaky maneuver to pass a one-sided resolution on Israel just before a new Administration takes office.\n \nYesterday, Congressman Sherman sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to direct the U.S. Ambassador to the UN to veto the anti-Israel resolution.\nBefore today\u2019s vote, Congressman Sherman spoke with New Zealand\u2019s ambassador to the U.S., urging New Zealand to abandon its co-sponsorship of the one-sided UNSC resolution.", 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://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-disappointed-by-passage-of-the-un-security-council-s"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5491326339542866, "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"}