{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-announces-opposition-to-keystone-xl-pipeline-", "King Announces Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline", "2014-11-18", "2014", "2014-11", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Announces Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 18, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today in advance of this evening\u2019s vote that he will oppose legislation to directly approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline:\r\n\u201cCongress is not \u2013 nor should it be \u2013 in the business of legislating the approval or disapproval of a construction project,\u201d\u00a0Senator King said. \u201cAnd while I am frustrated that the President has refused to make a decision on the future of the pipeline, I don\u2019t believe that short-circuiting the process to circumvent his Administration is in the best interest of the American people. I urge the President to make a decision soon, and, if he doesn't, I look forward to working with Congress to put a timeframe on this decision.\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://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-announces-opposition-to-keystone-xl-pipeline-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0559470392763615, "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"}