{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-alan-gross-5-year-imprisonment-in-cuba", "Congressman Sires Statement on Alan Gross 5 Year Imprisonment in Cuba", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Albio Sires", "S001165", "sires.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.) - \u00a0Congressman Albio Sires issued the following statement regarding the fifth year anniversary of Alan Gross\u2019 imprisonment in Cuba:\u00a0\n\u201cToday marked the fifth year that former USAID contractor and U.S. citizen Alan Gross has languished in a Cuban prison.\u00a0 Not a day goes by that I do not pray for him and his family to see an end to this unimaginable nightmare.\u00a0 The way by which Mr. Gross, 65 years old today and in ill health, was unwarrantedly detained, falsely tried, and then imprisoned on groundless accusations is a sobering reminder of the Cuban government\u2019s own unabashed practice of utilizing fear, incarceration, and unwarranted force to maintain control over the Cuban people.\u00a0\nI am unequivocal in my commitment for the unconditional and expedient release of Mr. Gross.\u00a0 I do, however, implore the Administration to proceed with prudent haste to see to Mr. Gross\u2019 release and avert succumbing to ill-conceived measures that will cast Mr. Gross as a pawn in what would be tantamount to a dangerous game of diplomatic chess.\u00a0 This is neither a game nor should we play into one. \u00a0Mr. Gross needs be released unconditionally and allowed to come home now.\u201d\nCongressman Sires serves as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere within the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 113th Congress.\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://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-alan-gross-5-year-imprisonment-in-cuba"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6924399640411139, "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"}