{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hice.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=223", "Hice Statement on Passage of H.R. 2029", "2015-12-18", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Jody Hice", "H001071", "hice.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON D.C.  Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. Congressman Jody Hice issued the following statement after the measure passed:\r\nI am pleased that the House has accomplished so much this year, both for the taxpayers and for the American business community. Yesterday, I was proud to support the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 to protect our citizens and businesses from $622 billion in tax increases. I am also very happy with many of the provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act that the House voted on today, most especially the $21 million to deepen the Savannah Harbor, $90 million for military construction at Fort Gordon, the funding for 68 F-35 Joint-Strike-Fighters, full funding for the poultry lab at the University of Georgia, and the removal of water language detrimental to Georgia. In short, this bill will do a lot of good for our State. I am further pleased to see the ban on exporting crude oil finally lifted, which will create jobs and boost our nation's economy.\r\nWhile I believe this measure includes a lot that is good  and good for Georgia  I have several concerns about this legislation, chief among them the funding for the Syrian refugee program, overall funding levels that exceed the House passed budget , and continued funding for Planned Parenthood. In September, after the horrific actions of Planned Parenthood came to light, I joined a number of my colleagues in signing a letter stating I would not support any funding resolution or omnibus package that funds Planned Parenthood, which unfortunately this measure does. It is for these reasons that I fully support the spirit of the bill but was unable to support the legislation on the floor.\r\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://hice.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=223"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3820682652294636, "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"}