{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://long.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=551", "Long Supports Spending Bill Cutting and Restricting EPA and IRS Activities", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Billy Long", "L000576", "long.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Billy Long issued the following statement after voting yes on the cromnibus spending bill, which reins in the EPA, IRS and funds the Department of Homeland Security through February 2015:   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI support the effort to rein in the EPA and the IRS.\u00a0 \u00a0The regulations coming out of the EPA are a threat to jobs and a growing economy.\u00a0 This budget agreement cuts $60 million from the EPA, which translates into a 21 percent reduction since Fiscal Year 2010.\u00a0 This agreement also prohibits this job killing agency from regulating farm ponds and irrigation ditches.\u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Obama administration was caught trying to use the IRS to silence its opponents.\u00a0 This budget agreement cuts this agency by $345.6 million, which is below Fiscal Year 2008 funding levels.\u00a0 The IRS is prohibited by this agreement from targeting organizations based on their beliefs or for exercising their First Amendment rights.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe House will finally have a partner next year in the Senate.\u00a0 I look forward to both chambers taking action to rein in this overreaching executive\u2019s actions on immigration.\u00a0 The president needs to enforce the laws on the books as he is required to by the Constitution.\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://long.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=551"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.860131811350584, "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"}