{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398018", "Rep. Cuellar Releases Statement on Appropriations Agreement", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Henry Cuellar", "C001063", "cuellar.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement on his vote in favor of the Fiscal Year 2015 omnibus appropriations bill.\u00a0 The measure passed the House by a vote of 219-206.\u00a0\r\n\u201cYesterday\u2019s agreement averts the risk of a government shutdown by providing funding for government operations in 2015.\u00a0 While I oppose the use of a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security, we cannot risk the possibility of another government shutdown because of a disagreement over a policy item.\u00a0\r\n\u201cAs an appropriator, I would rather see an appropriations bill or an omnibus with fresh funding for the Department of Homeland Security, rather than the continuing resolution we are passing today.\u00a0 We cannot focus on initiatives benefitting our security as a whole while running on directives and funds from the previous year.\u00a0 If Republicans object to the President\u2019s action, they should put forward a legislative proposal, not put funding at risk for our men and women in blue and in green, the Secret Service, Coast Guard, veterans, and many others.\r\n\u201cI voted for the omnibus bill because it was necessary to move funding forward for the eleven other agencies.\u00a0 I hope to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the new Congress to ensure that all agencies receive full funding for the next year.\u00a0 Taxpayers send us to Washington to get the job done.\u00a0 If we are going to get something meaningful done here in Washington, both parties need to get together and focus on areas where we agree.\u201d", 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://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398018"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3410579413175583, "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"}