{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://palazzo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398737", "Palazzo Supports Bill to Pause Refugee Program", "2015-11-19", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Steven Palazzo", "P000601", "palazzo.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) voted today in support of H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015, that strengthens the process by which refugees are admitted and effectively halts the Syrian refugee program.\nThis bill will ensure the highest level of scrutiny is placed on every single Syrian refugee and effectively halt this program until we can ensure Americans are protected. This is a powerful first step to stopping dangerous terrorists from reaching our soil. \nIm baffled that the President, our commander-in-chief, the one person charged with protecting the U.S. homeland above all others, has threatened to veto this bill. Our number one constitutional responsibility is the common defense of this nation. The president may not take his constitutional responsibilities seriously, but I do. And I say its time to start taking care of the American people.\"\nThe American SAFE Act adds an extra layer of protection by requiring certification of refugees from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence.Congressman Palazzo is a co-sponsor of the American SAFE Act, and spoke two different times on the House floor today in support of the bill. Click here to view both of his speeches.", 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://palazzo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398737"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.3198888413608074, "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"}