{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bucshon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=502", "Background on President Obama's executive overreach on immigration", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Larry Bucshon", "B001275", "bucshon.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tonight, President Obama is set to deliver a prime time address where he will outline his plan for unilateral executive action that will ignore or change existing law related to immigration  action the Washington Post claims will expand the authority of the executive branch into murky, uncharted territory.\rIn advance of the speech, I thought it would be helpful to provide background on the issue. The President has, in the past, repeatedly argued that he does NOT have the legal authority to act without Congress.\rIn fact, the Speaker's office has compiled a list of 22 statements made by the President claiming he cannot do what he now plans to do.\rThe Washington Post gave the President an upside-down Pinocchio, their worst rating, for what the publication deemed a flip-flop by the President.\rPreviously he said that was not possible, using evocative language that he is not a king' or the emperor.' Apparently he's changed his mind. The president earns an upside-down Pinocchio for his flip-flop. (Washington Post; 11/18/2014)\rIn the same article, the Post highlighted these previous assertions made by President Obama claiming he does not have the authority to act alone:\rUnivision Town Hall, March 28, 2011: The executive branch's job is to enforce and implement those laws.'\rInterview with Univision, Jan. 31, 2013: I'm not a king'\rGoogle Hangout, Feb. 14, 2013: I'm not the emperor of the United States'\rInterview with Noticias Telmundo, Sept. 17, 2013: There is a path to get this done and that is through Congress.'\rWhat do the American people think about executive action by President Obama? 48% oppose it while only 38% support it.\rInstead of acting unilaterally, the President should listen to the American people and work with Congress on common-sense reforms.", 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://bucshon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=502"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2254230678081512, "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"}