{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-supports-president-invoking-14th-amendment-if-necessary", "Congresswoman Barbara Lee Supports President Invoking 14th Amendment if Necessary", "2011-07-28", "2011", "2011-07", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "07.28.11\n\t\t\t Congresswoman Barbara Lee Supports President Invoking 14th Amendment if Necessary \n\t\t\t\r\n\tFor Immediate Release\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tContact: \r\n\r\n\tRicci Graham, (510) 763-0370\r\n\r\n\tWashington, D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) spoke out against the House GOP's Boehner Plan and encouraged a vote on clean debt-ceiling legislation. Congresswoman Lee also endorsed the President using his executive power and invoking the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling if necessary. Congresswoman Lee released the following statement:\r\n\r\n\tInstead of working to improve the lives of the millions of Americans in poverty, the Republican party continues their drive to plunge our nation into default and our economy over the brink.\r\n\r\n\tSpeaker Boehner has unveiled yet another Republican plan that fails to do what America needs. His plan fails to end the threat of default. His plan targets the programsthat protect America's most vulnerable  our seniors, our children and our low-income families - for more draconian cuts. It is misguided, and it is morally wrong.\r\n\r\n\tWe have run out oftimefor these Republican politicalgames. The Republicans need to do what's right for our economy and our future and stop holding our economy hostage to protect millionaires and special interests. They need to pass a clean debt ceiling bill.\r\n\r\n\tThe American economy cannot afford to default. I fully support the President acting to prevent default by invoking the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling if it is necessary to prevent an economic disaster.\r\n\r\n\t### \r\n \r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n \r\n\r\n\tFollow Barbara Lee on Twitter @RepBarbaraLee\r\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/congresswoman-barbara-lee-supports-president-invoking-14th-amendment-if-necessary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.677350141108036, "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"}