{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lamborn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2193", "Safely Disposing of Needles Issue", "2017-12-04", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Doug Lamborn", "L000564", "lamborn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Safely Disposing of Needles Issue \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        December 4, 2017\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Rep. Lamborn issued the following statement regarding clean needle programs:\u201cDrug abuse is a terrible reality in our country. It\u2019s a reality that is destroying lives and tearing apart neighborhoods and families. With the opioid epidemic ravaging the nation and our state, subsidizing \u201cclean\u201d needle exchanges is a tone-deaf solution that will only make the problem worse. Drug abusers don\u2019t need easier access to needles and drugs, they need hope and help escaping their addiction. This year, I supported a Financial Services appropriations bill that prohibited taxpayer funds from being used to support \u201cclean\u201d needle programs in Wash., D.C. I stand by that vote and encourage leaders in Colorado Springs to oppose any proposal promoting \u201cclean\u201d needle programs. Beyond preventing drug use and addiction, safely disposing of needles is a more important local issue.\u201d Read more information here.\u00a0\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://lamborn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2193"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.371221849694848, "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"}