{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://delbene.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delbene-blasts-house-republicans-wasting-taxpayer-money-ideological", "DelBene Blasts House Republicans for Wasting Taxpayer Money on an Ideological Witch Hunt", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Suzan DelBene", "D000617", "delbene.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today chided House Republicans for wasting even more taxpayer dollars on the harassment and intimidation of women\u2019s healthcare providers and medical researchers.\n\u201cIt\u2019s unfathomable that House Republicans are not only condoning the harassment and intimidation of people involved in life-saving medical research, but approving hundreds of thousands of additional taxpayer dollars to do so,\u201d DelBene said. \u201cThis Select Panel has never been a fair and fact-based investigation. Instead of pursuing the truth, the Majority has spent the last year bullying women\u2019s healthcare providers, intimidating scientists, delaying research and trying to cut off lines of scientific inquiry. It is time to stop wasting everyone\u2019s time and money on this ideological crusade against a woman\u2019s constitutional right to choose.\u201d\nVideo of DelBene\u2019s floor speech can be found HERE.\nEarlier this month, the House Administration Committee approved a resolution dedicating an additional $800,000 to the Panel, which brings the cost of the investigation to nearly $1.6 million. Today, the House voted to approve the funding increase.\nDelBene is an\u00a0appointed\u00a0member of Republicans\u2019 Select Panel to Attack Women\u2019s Health, which was established to investigate Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers after doctored videos were released from a group of anti-choice extremists. In her role on the Select Panel, DelBene is fighting to protect women\u2019s access to healthcare and safeguard the privacy and safety of doctors, patients, researchers and medical students across the country.\n###", 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://delbene.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delbene-blasts-house-republicans-wasting-taxpayer-money-ideological"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7747448980808258, "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"}