{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/2009/06/16/barbara-lee-votes-no-on-war-supplemental", "Barbara Lee Votes \"No\" on War Supplemental", "2009-06-16", "2009", "2009-06", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "06.16.09\n\t\t\t Barbara Lee Votes \"No\" on War Supplemental \n\t\t\tFor Immediate Release  \r\nJune 16, 2009\r\nContact: Nicole Y. Williams  \r\n(202) 225-2661\r\nCalls for better balance between humanitarian and military spending\r\nWashington, D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) voted against the Supplemental Appropriations Act to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She released this statement:\r\nI cannot support any funding for Iraq that was not dedicated solely for the redeployment of our troops and military contractors. I am also unable to support the open ended military escalation in Afghanistan. We need a better balance between humanitarian and military spending in Afghanistan and we need an exit strategy. The supplemental appropriations bill does not reflect a fundamental shift in direction. Therefore, I cannot support it.\r\n### \n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/2009/06/16/barbara-lee-votes-no-on-war-supplemental"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.535008989274502, "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"}