{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140314015032/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-votes-protect-water-rights", "PEARCE VOTES TO PROTECT WATER RIGHTS", "2014-03-13", "2014", "2014-03", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (March 13, 2014) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce voted for H.R. 3189, the Water Right Protection Act.\u00a0\n\u201cWater is a scarce resource in New Mexico, and it is vital that our water rights in the West are protected,\u201d said Pearce. \u201cToday\u2019s bill prevents Washington special interest politics from trampling our needs.\u00a0 In western states like New Mexico, we rely heavily upon water sources that may be far from their point of use, so this legislation takes the important step of protecting the ability of individuals, ranchers, and others to own water rights without federal intrusion.\u201d\nPearce is a cosponsor of the legislation, which prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from conditioning the approval of a permit, lease, or easement based on the receipt of water rights from the permit holder.", 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/20140314015032/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-votes-protect-water-rights"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2222890984266996, "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"}