{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-courtney-speaker-johnsons-disappointing-one-sided-bill-falls-far", "Rep. Courtney: Speaker Johnson\u2019s Disappointing, One-Sided Bill Falls Far Short of the Gravity of This Moment", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Joe Courtney", "C001069", "courtney.house.gov", "courtney", "https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement on Speaker Johnson\u2019s proposed supplemental funding bill for Israel. Notably, Speaker Johnson\u2019s bill does not include any humanitarian aid or support for Ukraine and forces aid to be contingent on rescinding funding for the Internal Revenue Service.\n\n\u201cAs the House reconvenes this week with a new Speaker, it should be focused on immediate, emergency measures to secure the release of innocent Israeli hostages, violently seized by Hamas, as well as resources and a plan, including a humanitarian pause, to protect innocent Palestinians, who had no part in Hamas\u2019s unprovoked attack. President Biden\u2019s request for an emergency supplemental which includes security assistance for Israel and humanitarian aid for Gaza, strikes the right balance between both goals. Speaker Johnson\u2019s disappointing, one-sided bill falls far short of the gravity of this moment. Stuffing a totally unrelated IRS provision that only benefits big corporations and the super-rich is not only a cheap giveaway to special interest groups, but sets a dangerous precedent by forcing emergency aid to be contingent on cuts to other programs. It\u2019s time the House Republican majority stops putting politics above the survival of innocent lives.\u201d\n\nJ Street, a pro-Israel organization, came out in strong opposition of Speaker Johnson\u2019s proposal.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-courtney-speaker-johnsons-disappointing-one-sided-bill-falls-far"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6483571380376816, "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"}