{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-auchincloss-votes-no-on-ndaa-and-calls-to-support-democracy-abroad", "RELEASE: Auchincloss Votes \u2018No\u2019 on NDAA and Calls to Support Democracy Abroad", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Jake Auchincloss", "A000148", "auchincloss.house.gov", "auchincloss", "https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cI'm voting \u2018No\u2019 on the NDAA because the Pentagon, as the world's biggest bureaucracy, should do 10% more with 10% less. \u2026 [T]hat 10% savings would be enough to fund Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.\u201d\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Auchincloss served in the marines; is a member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; and is a member of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. A statement from the congressman can be found below:\n\n\u201cI support a strong U.S. military, especially in this more dangerous world for democracy. I'm voting \u2018No\u2019 on the NDAA because the Pentagon, as the world's biggest bureaucracy, should do 10% more with 10% less. As I said this summer, after my previous \u2018No\u2019 vote, that 10% savings would be enough to fund Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.\n\n\u201cThat is not the course this Congress has taken, and so I will continue to fight for the president's supplemental security funding for our democratic allies.\u201d\n\nFollowing the vote, the Congressman spoke on the House floor to urge the Speaker to bring President Biden\u2019s request for supplemental aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan up for a vote.\n\n\u201cThe world is not only watching how we respond to Ukraine right now, but whether or not we will stand with our ally Israel \u2013 the only liberal Democracy in the Middle East \u2013 and whether or not we\u2019re prepared to buttress Taiwan as they face increased hostility from the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d said Auchincloss. \u201cThis week, the Speaker wasted the House\u2019s time on a baseless impeachment inquiry, but he still can\u2019t put a bill on the floor to fund our Democratic allies.\u201d\n\nTo learn more about Congressman Jake Auchincloss visit https://auchincloss.house.gov or connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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": ["https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-auchincloss-votes-no-on-ndaa-and-calls-to-support-democracy-abroad"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8972780089825392, "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"}