{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2026/7/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-house-republicans-partisan-ndaa", "Congresswoman Ross Statement on House Republicans\u2019 Partisan NDAA", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against House Republicans\u2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Republicans attached the SAVE America Act \u2013 an extreme voter suppression bill \u2013 to the legislation before sending it to the Senate.\n\nRepublican leadership also declined to include Congresswoman Ross\u2019 bipartisan amendment with Representatives Greg Murphy (NC-03), Richard Hudson (NC-09), Don Davis (NC-01), Andy Barr (KY-06), and Tim Moore (NC-14), which would update the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to ensure all veterans\u2019 claims receive a fair and timely judicial review. Despite broad bipartisan agreement, Republicans blocked the amendment from receiving a vote on the House floor.\n\n\u201cThe annual defense authorization should be a bipartisan opportunity to strengthen our national security and support North Carolina servicemembers, veterans, and their families,\u201d said Congresswoman Ross. \u201cInstead, House Republicans turned this year's defense bill into yet another vehicle for their partisan agenda.\n\n\u201cBy attaching the SAVE America Act, Republicans chose to advance an extreme voter suppression measure that could disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans, including active duty servicemembers and an estimated 2 million North Carolina women whose birth certificates do not match their current legal names.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, Republicans refused to consider serious proposals that would fulfill our nation\u2019s promise to the brave women and men who have served in uniform, including my bipartisan Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act. These courageous veterans and their families have waited long enough for justice. They should never become collateral damage in partisan politics.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"]], "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://ross.house.gov/2026/7/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-house-republicans-partisan-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4447006396949291, "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"}