{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://blackburn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397642", "Blackburn Statement On Todays Ruling By A Federal Judge Questioning Constitutionality Of Obama Amnesty", "2014-12-16", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "blackburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement today in reaction to findings announced by Federal Court Judge Arthur Schwab in the western district of Pennsylvania that\u00a0parts of President Obama\u2019s executive amnesty are unconstitutional.\u201cWe\u2019ve said all along that President Obama was overstepping the authority granted to him by the Constitution by choosing to go it alone in his lawless effort to expand amnesty for illegal aliens,\u201d Blackburn said. \u201cToday\u2019s ruling confirms that President Obama has taken unconstitutional steps to expand amnesty for illegal aliens. This ruling is just the first in what I expect to be many cases where the courts will side with those of us in Congress who have been working to protect the Constitution and fight back against King Obama\u2019s lawless actions.\u201d Congressman Blackburn led the fight in the House this year to stop President Obama's executive amnesty. On August 1st the House approved\u00a0H.R. 5272, legislation sponsored by Blackburn that would freeze the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program prohibiting federal funds or resources from being used to adjudicate new applications under DACA. Blackburn's legislation would also prevent President Obama from taking future executive actions to expand amnesty for illegal aliens.", 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": ["http://blackburn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397642"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9060571901500225, "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"}