{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclellan-opposes-extreme-maga-republicans-harmful-anti-migrant-bill", "McClellan Opposes Extreme MAGA Republicans\u2019 Harmful Anti-Migrant Bill", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Jennifer L. McClellan", "M001227", "mcclellan.house.gov", "mcclellan", "https://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against House Republicans\u2019 extreme border bill to protect migrants and oppose harmful anti-immigrant policies.\n\nH.R. 5283 would prohibit the use of federal funds to provide temporary or permanent housing on public lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service. This bill would also hamper the Department of the Interior\u2019s and the Department of Agriculture\u2019s ability to make important decisions on land and resource use, even in emergency situations.\n\n\u201cThis harmful bill would only spread anti-migrant rhetoric and repeat dangerous \u2018invasion theory\u2019 talking points that are directly linked to acts of political violence,\u201d said Congresswoman McClellan. \u201cThis piece of legislation is not a legitimate policy solution, just another desperate attempt by extreme MAGA Republicans to demonize migrants. It\u2019s clear Congress must do more to advance comprehensive immigration reform, but House Republicans aren\u2019t interested in that. I voted no on this partisan bill, because this legislation fails to offer real solutions. House Democrats are ready and willing to meaningfully engage on this issue, and I urge Republicans to stop the political games and join us.\u201d\n\nIn September, the National Park Service signed a lease agreement with New York City to use Floyd Bennett Field as emergency housing for some of the city\u2019s 100,000+ asylum seekers. Republicans oppose the lease, in which the city agreed to invest millions in deferred maintenance and infrastructure improvements. Floyd Bennett Field was previously used for similar purposes, including after Hurricane Sandy, without any Republican opposition.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclellan-opposes-extreme-maga-republicans-harmful-anti-migrant-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6621400136500597, "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"}