{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141205201528/http://blackburn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397631", "Blackburn Vows to Fight Back Against Obamas Lawless Amnesty", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama's planned executive action that would provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants who have entered America with complete disregard for our nation\u2019s laws.\u201cAfter months of crafting comprehensive immigration reform behind closed doors and delaying it to shield Democrats up for re-election, the self-proclaimed most transparent Administration in history is finally announcingthe scope of its lawless amnesty. The President\u2019s decision to nullify the immigration laws of this country through executive action will hurt our economy, lead to more unemployed American citizens, and make us less secure. It signals that America is an \u2018open borders\u2019 society with no rules governing entrance except those announced through Royal decree. \u201cThis is the culmination of President Obama\u2019s executive amnesty, which began in June 2012 with the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). DACA has provided deportation deferrals and work permits to illegal aliens, which has served as a magnet to encourage more non-citizens to cross our Southern border. The President\u2019s decision to expand amnesty for over five million unlawful entrants is a gross abuse of power. \u201cPresident Obama\u2019s relentless assault on the Constitution will be his legacy. His actions have established a new precedent for Executive behavior that will have repercussions for years to come. Soon we will no longer need the legislators or the courts. King Obama will make the law, interpret the law, and if he so chooses, enforce the law. His \u2018ends justify the means\u2019 approach is exactly the type of Executive mentality our system of government was designed to discourage. \u201cRepublicans will fight the President\u2019s amnesty. America is a nation of laws and lawlessness will not stand.\u201d", 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/20141205201528/http://blackburn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397631"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7976698689162731, "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"}