{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fortenberry.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fortenberry-statement-house-vote-impeach-president-trump", "Fortenberry Statement on House Vote to Impeach President Trump", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Jeff Fortenberry", "F000449", "fortenberry.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, DC) Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach the President of the United States.\nI have been concerned since the beginning that this impeachment process has been driven by a predetermined verdict of guilty. It's unfair. Now, any future president, Democrat or Republican, will have to worry that impeachment will be used as a blunt force political instrument, Fortenberry said.\nThe House has had its cathartic moment. Maybe tomorrow, we can get back to work and pass a good, fair trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, Fortenberry added.\nLink to Congressman Fortenberry's Floor Speech on Impeachment: https://bit.ly/2Evg2wm\n\nCongressman Jeff Fortenberry is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations.", 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://fortenberry.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fortenberry-statement-house-vote-impeach-president-trump"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9092050604522228, "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"}