{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://macarthur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-macarthur-statement-birthright-citizenship", "Congressman MacArthur Statement on Birthright Citizenship", "2018-10-30", "2018", "2018-10", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Tom MacArthur", "M001193", "macarthur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Toms River, New JerseyTodayCongressman Tom MacArthur released a statement following President Trump's comments regarding birthright citizenship: I didn't agree with President Obama when he tried tochange immigration law by Executive Order and I don't agree with President Trump for the same reason. I do agree with President Trump that our immigration system is broken and Congress must come together to pass comprehensive immigration reform. We must find a compassionate solution to fix the DACA program,without letting anyone jump the line, and I urgedSpeaker Ryan to do just that by bringing a bill to the House floor. Earlier this year, I voted for legislation that enhances border security measures, creates a merit-based immigration system, protects DACA youth from being deported, and ends the practice of family separation at the border.Congress - both Republicans and Democrats - must address these issues immediately. It is our Constitutional duty.", 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://macarthur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-macarthur-statement-birthright-citizenship"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5534721314907074, "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"}