{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398441", "Womack Astounded by President's Executive Order on Immigration", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Steve Womack", "W000809", "womack.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to President Obama\u2019s announcement of Immigration Accountability Executive Actions:\r\n\u201cThe Constitution is clear when it grants Congress the authority to make our nation\u2019s laws, not the President.\u00a0 But throughout his presidency, President Obama has refused to do the job actually afforded to him by the Constitution, the job of enforcing \u2013 not creating \u2013 America\u2019s laws.\u00a0 This has been especially true when it comes to immigration, and I\u2019m astounded that tonight he\u2019s proposed to make our immigration laws even more lax through executive fiat and skirt Congress yet again.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\u201cThere is no doubt our immigration system is in desperate need of reform, but President Obama\u2019s plan does not make the reforms we need.\u00a0 Instead, Congress must develop a long-term immigration policy that encourages lawful behavior.\u00a0 As we work towards these thoughtful solutions, Obama cannot change the laws himself. \u00a0That\u2019s \u2018not how democracy works.\u2019\u201d\r\n###", 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://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398441"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6270220037549734, "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"}