code: def submit_statement_request(meth, end_point, query_str='', data=None,
                               tries=2, **params):
      
      full_end_point = 'statements/' + end_point.lstrip('/')
      return make_db_rest_request(meth, full_end_point, query_str, data, params, tries)
docs: Even lower level function to make the request.