{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-votes-no-on-blank-check-for-iran-war/", "Warnock Votes \u201cNO\u201d on Blank Check for Iran War", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "Senate", "GA", "Raphael G. Warnock", "W000790", "www.warnock.senate.gov", "warnock", "https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "President Trump\u2019s illegal war of choice in Iran has continued for 137 days\n\n14 service members have tragically lost their lives\n\nSenator Reverend Warnock: \u201cThis President needs guardrails, not a blank check\u201d\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA)released the following statement after voting \u201cNO\u201d on the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act for the first time in his Senate career because it authorized a blank check for President Trump\u2019s illegal war in Iran.\n\n\u201cI cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy. I\u2019m proud to represent Georgia\u2019s 100,000 servicemembers\u2014it\u2019s why I\u2019ve voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act every year I\u2019ve served in Congress. But at a time when Americans are struggling to cover the cost of gas, health care, and groceries, we should not be spending billions on another endless war that endangers our Servicemembers and makes our country less safe. This President needs guardrails, not a blank check,\u201d said Senator Reverend Warnock.\n\nSince President Trump launched his illegal war in February 2026, Senator Warnock has been a fierce opponent of the Trump administration\u2019s decision to deploy U.S.military forces in Iran. Last month, Senate Republicans moved to block the Senator\u2019s war powers resolution to stop President Trump\u2019s war in Iran from passing on the floor of the Senate. The President is yet to receive any authorization from Congress as required by Article I of the U.S. Constitution.\n\n###\n\nTitle and affiliation are provided for identification purposes only. A pastor and social justice advocate, Senator ReverendRaphael Warnock was elected to the United States Senate in 2021 and reelected for a full term in 2022. The Senator serves on the Senate Agriculture, Banking, and Finance committees, as well as the Senate Aging Committee.", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"]], "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.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-votes-no-on-blank-check-for-iran-war/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7810499519109726, "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"}