{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2024/03/08/id-f7b76175-c426-445a-a10e-68f188170566/", "PRESS RELEASE \u2013 The Real State of the Union", "2024-03-08", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 8\n\nCONTACT: Marisa Melton, (208) 743 \u2013 1388, marisa.melton@mail.house.gov\n\nWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Congressman Fulcher released the following statement on President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address:\n\n\u201cThe State of the Union that President Biden just described is not an accurate reality.\n\nThe truth is, President Biden and his anti-American policies are responsible for our border crisis, not Congress. Almost a year ago, the House passed H.R. 2, the strongest border security bill this country has ever seen. In response, President Biden ignored it, along with the carnage, human strife, and homeland security risks that come with an open border.\n\nIt is President Biden\u2019s policies that have made young women like Laken Riley fearful of leaving their houses because of criminals wandering our streets. Crime is increasing at unprecedented rates and enough fentanyl to kill the entire human population has been trafficked into our country.\n\nHow does the President respond? He refuses to enforce immigration law, while simultaneously attacking the 2nd amendment rights of legal citizens. Our nation has never been more unsafe.\n\nContrary to what the President said, the American people are not living \u201cthe greatest comeback story ever told\u201d. The truth is, due to the out-of-control government tax and budget demands, consumer confidence is plummeting, overall prices are up almost 18% and Americans are paying roughly $11,400 more annually to buy basic necessities.\n\nAmerica has $34 trillion in national debt. We should cut the federal budget (starting by going back to \u201cpre-COVID\u201d spending levels) and prioritize securing our own borders before sending more money to other countries to secure theirs.\n\nSince President Biden came into office, gasoline is up 33%, electricity and natural gas are both up 29%. And by refusing to tap into our own natural resources, American jobs have gone overseas, forcing dependence on hostile foreign adversaries.\n\nAmong other topics the President misrepresented was the Oct 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. This was the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. House Republicans have stood with the Israeli people and supported Israel\u2019s right to defend itself since the beginning. Joe Biden cannot say the same.\n\nHere\u2019s the bottom line: The State of our Union is in danger\u2026 and Joe Biden\u2019s policies are the root cause.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"]], "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://fulcher.house.gov/2024/03/08/id-f7b76175-c426-445a-a10e-68f188170566/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8713370189070702, "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"}