{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-opposes-defense-appropriations-bill", "Barbara Lee Opposes Defense Appropriations Bill", "2009-07-31", "2009", "2009-07", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "07.31.09\n\t\t\t Barbara Lee Opposes Defense Appropriations Bill \n\t\t\t\r\nFor Immediate Release\r\nJuly 31, 2009\r\nContact: Nicole Y. Williams\r\n(202) 225-2661\r\nWashington, DC  This week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) voted in opposition to H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2010, which passed the House by a vote of 400-30. The Defense Appropriations Act provides $636 billion for national defense programs, overseas deployments and other activities. \r\nAs the daughter of a military veteran, I strongly support our troops as well as respect the necessity of adequately equipping them for the threats they face around the globe, said Congresswoman Lee.\r\nHowever, at a time when our nation is facing an unprecedented series of challenges, I believe we must do more to curb the runaway growth in defense spending.\r\nFurthermore, I cannot support the $128 billion included in this bill for overseas operations including Iraq and Afghanistan which may further entrench the United States in conflict and continue us down a path to war without end.\r\nCongresswoman Barbara Lee is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.\r\n###\r\n\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/barbara-lee-opposes-defense-appropriations-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5539489686489105, "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"}