{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-presidents-address-on-immigration", "King Statement on President’s Address on Immigration", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Statement on President\u2019s Address on Immigration\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, November 20, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 In response to President Obama\u2019s executive action on immigration reform, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement this evening:\r\n\u201cI am a strong supporter of immigration reform and worked hard to pass a bipartisan bill nearly two years ago in the Senate that addressed many of the issues the President discussed this evening. I\u2019m disappointed that the House has failed to even debate this crucial subject, but I am also concerned about the impact of the President\u2019s acting alone. I fear that the action announced tonight could actually make the reform we need more difficult by causing a backlash in public opinion and solidifying Republican opposition. Our immigration system is broken. No one questions that. But, in order to achieve a long-term solution that brings people together, the Congress, including the House of Representatives \u2013 not the executive \u2013 must take the lead. The country \u2013 including the millions of immigrants we\u2019re talking about \u2013 deserves more from its democracy.\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-statement-on-presidents-address-on-immigration"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5729242004454136, "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"}