{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-no-vote-israel-aid", "DeGette statement on no vote for Israel aid", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", "degette", "https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting no on a bill that would have provided aid to Israel:\n\n\u201cI support emergency aid to Israel. However, I cannot support this politicized Republican bill before us today.\n\n\u201cIgnoring the assistance needed by Ukraine and the humanitarian needs in Gaza \u2014 as this bill does \u2014 will not make them go away. And, while I was surprised to see these issues totally ignored by the majority, I was not at all surprised to see House Republicans use this bill as a vehicle to make it easier for the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.\n\n\u201cThis bill is unacceptable to the House Democratic Caucus \u2013 and Democratic and Republican Leadership in the Senate. President Biden has already issued a veto threat.\n\n\u201cI look forward to voting for a comprehensive bill that meets the moment and addresses funding for Israel, Ukraine, Gaza and the U.S. border.\u201d\n\nPresident Biden has requested a $106 billion comprehensive package that addresses the international crises we face, which includes:\n\n$61.4 billion for Ukraine,\n\n$30 billion of which would go toward replenishing Defense Department stocks of weapons and equipment, and the continued delivery of arms to Ukraine;\n\n$14.3 billion for Israel;\n\n$13.6 billion for security and counter-drug trafficking measures along the U.S. southern border;\n\n$10 billion in humanitarian aid;\n\n$3.4 billion to bolster the U.S. submarine industrial base;\n\n$2 billion for security assistance in the Indo-Pacific; and\n\n$2 billion for the Treasury Department to provide an alternative to coercive financing for developing nations funded by China.\n\nIn contrast, today\u2019s Republican-led bill includes only:\n\n$14.3 billion in aid for Israel;\n\nOffset with a $14.3 billion cut to IRS funding.", 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://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-no-vote-israel-aid"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8581019937992096, "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"}