{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-sen-banks-joins-wake-up-america-on-newsmax/", "ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Wake Up America on Newsmax", "2026-07-31", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Jim Banks", "B001299", "www.banks.senate.gov", "banks", "https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This morning, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Wake Up America on Newsmax to discuss the debate over birthright citizenship, his introduction of the Citizenship Act of 2026, and the Senate filibuster.\n\nClick the image above for the full discussion.\n\nKey Excerpts on the Citizenship Act of 2026:\n\nSen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): \u201cWell, the Supreme Court in their ruling made it very clear what all nine Supreme Court Justices believe. The ones on the left and the ones on the right is that the babies of invaders are not eligible for birthright citizenship\u2026 So that\u2019s why I introduced the Citizenship Act in the Senate; Brandon Gill introduced it in the House\u2026 a quarter of a million babies every year are born to illegal immigrants in our country and granted citizenship. That is wrong, it is unfair, and we should stop it.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t need a Constitutional amendment; we can do this with a simple act of Congress to declare an invasion and say these invaders are not eligible and stop what I think is detrimental to the future of our country. And I\u2019m doing everything that I can to stop it.\u201d\n\nKey Excerpts on the Filibuster :\n\n\u201cThe 60-vote threshold in the Senate blocks us from doing anything that the voters want us to do. Count me in the category as one of the new young Senators in America who wants to get rid of the ridiculous filibuster rules\u2026 I say nuke the filibuster and pass this bill right away because our country is not going to last if we don\u2019t do it. Throw the Senate traditions out the window; I\u2019m sick and tired of tradition. I want to fight for America; that\u2019s why I ran for the United States Senate and the Citizenship Act is worth changing the rules.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"]], "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://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-sen-banks-joins-wake-up-america-on-newsmax/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4918632805347443, "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"}