{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bell.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bell-issues-statement-amendment-no-votes", "Congressman Bell Issues Statement on Amendment \u201cNo\u201d Votes", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Wesley Bell", "B001324", "bell.house.gov", "bell", "https://bell.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) issued the following statement on his votes against the amendments to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, H.R. 8595.\n\nThe specific amendments Congressman Bell is voting against were offered by Republican Representatives Thomas Massie, Chip Roy, and Lauren Bobert.\n\n\u201cToday, I voted against a slew of reckless amendments offered by Republicans following a \u2018Trump doctrine\u2019 that does nothing but destabilize the Middle East, weaken our allies and global institutions like the UN, and withhold humanitarian aid from those who need it most.\n\nAt a time when our allies, including Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Jordan, and others, are on the frontlines against our sworn enemies, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye and withhold support and assistance.\n\nNo ally is perfect, and just like the U.S. government, I do not agree with all the actions of our allies abroad.", 1, "2026-07-29T07:41:48Z", "2026-07-29T07:42:57Z"]], "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://bell.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bell-issues-statement-amendment-no-votes"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.183960983529687, "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"}