{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://mchenry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397683", "McHenry Statement on Obama's Executive Action on Immigration", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Patrick McHenry", "M001156", "mchenry.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Chief Deputy Whip\u00a0Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on President Barack Obama's announcement of executive action on immigration: \r\n\u201cThis evening we have once again seen a President more focused on pursuing divisive political gimmicks as opposed to sound policy and the wishes of the American people.\u00a0 President Obama\u2019s unilateral action on immigration is not just illegal, as he himself has acknowledged on numerous occasions in the past, but more importantly, it does nothing to actually fix our nation\u2019s broken immigration system; in fact, it makes the situation worse.\r\n\u201cIf the President were actually committed to getting something done, he would work with Congress to find a bipartisan solution that secures our nation\u2019s borders and builds an immigration system that works for the countless law-abiding people who wish to realize the American Dream. Instead he has chosen an unconstitutional executive action opposed by the majority of Americans, an action which Congressional Republicans will use the powers we possess to block.\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://mchenry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397683"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3719480484724045, "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"}