{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131216094447/http://stockman.house.gov:80/media-center/press-releases/stockmans-letter-to-conservatives-opposing-the-budget-proposal", "Stockman's letter to conservatives opposing the budget proposal", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Steve Stockman", "S000937", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "The following letter was sent this afternoon directly to grassroots conservatives across the nation.\nDear patriot, I will be voting no on this terrible budget deal. It explodes the spending caps, balloons the deficit and betrays conservatives and the Constitution. Here in the House the only tool at our disposal is our vote. \u00a0It is up to the Senate to stop this. Conservative senators must use every unique legislative tool the Senate allows to block this bill. Americans will be watching to see which senators lead by fighting to block this vote, and who follows the D.C. establishment by voting no, but it allowing the deal to move forward.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tThis deal is absolutely not an incremental step to lower spending. It increases spending. \u00a0And it makes Obama\u2019s exploding deficits and budgets the official policy of the Republican Party. \u00a0We will be watching to see which senators use the Senate\u2019s rule to block this bill. Please contact your senators and member of the House at 202-225-3121 to tell them what you think. Warmest wishes,    \n\tCongressman Steve Stockman P.S. I will be voting against the proposed federal budget deal. \u00a0It endorses rising spending and deficits, and makes them permanent by making them Republican Party policy. Here in the House we can vote no, but senators have many legislative tools at their disposal to block a vote. It is up to the Senate to stop this. Americans will be watching to see which senators lead, and who follows the D.C. establishment by allowing a vote. What do you think?\u00a0 You may contact your senators and House member at 202-225-3121 to let them know.", 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://web.archive.org/web/20131216094447/http://stockman.house.gov:80/media-center/press-releases/stockmans-letter-to-conservatives-opposing-the-budget-proposal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4058910310268402, "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"}