{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/thompson-statement-emergency-supplemental-request", "Thompson Statement on Emergency Supplemental Request", "2017-11-17", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thompson Statement on Emergency Supplemental Request\u00a0 \nNovember 17, 2017 (WASHINGTON) \u2013 Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Administration\u2019s $44 billion emergency supplemental request:\n\u00a0\n\u201cThe Administration\u2019s third disaster supplemental request is an insult to all of our fellow Americans that are still recovering from major natural disasters.\u00a0 President Trump seems to have forgotten that the nation just faced three catastrophic hurricanes.\u00a0 We must not forget the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is still dire.\u00a0 Somehow \u2013 yet unsurprisingly \u2013 this funding request ignores the wildfire devastation in California.\u201d\n\u00a0\n\u201cTo be clear, this request\u2019s stinginess is both contemptable and ineffectual.\u00a0 Shortchanging our recovery efforts serves no one and will only add to the suffering of the victims of these disasters.\u00a0 Worse yet, seeking offsets from critical programs that help the poor and by extending arbitrary budget caps will only add to the damage this Administration\u2019s priorities have inflicted on the country.\u00a0 I hope Congress can again come together in bipartisan fashion to ignore this request and agree on a more appropriate number.\u201d \n\u00a0\n# \u00a0#\u00a0 #\nMedia contact: Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978", 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": ["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/thompson-statement-emergency-supplemental-request"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9593910071998835, "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"}