{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pittenger.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/pittenger-president-says-no-to-working-together", "Pittenger:  President says 'no' to working together", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Robert Pittenger", "P000606", "pittenger.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\u00a0\n CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER:\u00a0 AMERICANS WANT BIPARTISANSHIP, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS \u2018NO\u2019 \n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger called on President Obama to respect the rule of law and avoid setting a dangerous precedent. \u201cAmerica is a nation of laws, and we function best when those laws are applied fairly and equally,\u201d said Congressman Pittenger (NC-09).\u00a0 \u201cFor President Obama to claim that picking and choosing which laws to enforce is the best way to fix our broken immigration system is an egregious abuse of power and irresponsible. \u201cWe are committed to preserving the integrity of our Constitution.\u00a0 We will not allow President Obama to arbitrarily abuse the role and purpose of the Executive Branch.\u00a0 Our Founding Fathers wisely created a three-branch government, with a careful system of checks and balances, which President Obama is now attempting to bypass. \u201cFor that reason, we will use every prudent legislative means possible to limit the execution of President Obama\u2019s plan to selectively enforce immigration law, including responsible efforts to restrict funding, action on the appointment process, and through policy initiatives. \u201cWe just completed an election where the American people clearly expect us to work together.\u00a0 Republicans are listening, but President Obama is saying \u2018no\u2019 to the American people through his unilateral actions.\u201d Congressman Pittenger understands that the first step to sustainable immigration reform is to secure the border, and was hopeful President Obama would work with Republicans in 2015 on border security legislation. Congressman Pittenger remains the only United States Congressman to regularly participate in Naturalization Ceremonies at the Federal Courthouse in Uptown Charlotte, where he honors those who respect America\u2019s immigration laws.\n\u00a0\n###", 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://pittenger.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/pittenger-president-says-no-to-working-together"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8816970512270927, "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"}