{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://culberson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398202", "Culberson Stands With Texas in Fight Against Amnesty", "2014-12-27", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "John Culberson", "C001048", "culberson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Culberson Stands With Texas in Fight Against Amnesty \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Houston, TX,\r\n        December 27, 2014\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      \nCulberson Stands With Texas in Fight Against Amnesty\n\u00a0\n\n\n\nHouston, TX\u2014Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) joined an amicus brief\u00a0supporting the State of Texas\u2019s lawsuit against President Obama\u2019s illegal executive actions on amnesty. Twenty-three other states have already joined the lawsuit, and more than sixty\u00a0Members of Congress have signed onto the amicus brief filed by the American Center for Law and Justice.\n\u00a0\n\"President Obama's overreach is unprecedented. From Obamacare to the IRS scandals to his executive amnesty, no president has shown less regard for the rule of law.\u00a0This week, I signed onto an amicus brief led by the State of Texas challenging President Obama's\u00a0unconstitutional amnesty. I'm proud to stand with Texas as we work to restore our Constitution and the rule of law.\u00a0\n\n\n\u00a0  \n\u201cThe structure and stability of our constitutional system depends on the President enforcing the laws Congress enacts\u2014not ignoring or rewriting them.\u00a0I applaud Governor-elect Abbott and the twenty-three\u00a0other states for their efforts in holding the Obama administration accountable. Elected officials have a duty to defend the Constitution and represent their constituents, and this legal challenge does both. I'm proud that Texas is taking the lead, and I will support Governor-elect Abbott's efforts in every way possible.\u201d\n\n\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://culberson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398202"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4260471798479557, "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"}