{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pittenger.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/pittengerwashington-can-work", "Pittenger: Washington can work", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Robert Pittenger", "P000606", "pittenger.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER:\u00a0 \u201cCROMNIBUS\u201d CUTS WASTEFUL SPENDING, SUPPORTS MILITARY, STRENGTHENS FIGHT AGAINST PRESIDENT\u2019S AMNESTY PLAN \n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Tonight, Congressman Robert Pittenger joined a bipartisan majority in passing the FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Package, which cuts wasteful government spending, reduces unnecessary red tape, and strategically shifts the fight over President Obama\u2019s unconstitutional amnesty plan into early 2015.  \n\t\u00a0\n Prohibits taxpayer bailouts of unprofitable Obamacare insurance plans.\n\tSlashes funding for the EPA and IRS and prohibits funds for witch hunts targeting organizations based on political or religious beliefs.\n\tProvides funds to eliminate the VA\u2019s disability compensation claims backlog by the end of 2015.\n\tIncludes strong Second Amendment and Pro Life protections.\n\tProvides a pay raise for our brave troops and fully funds cost-of-living adjustments for our honored veterans.\n\tProtects farmers from unnecessary Dodd-Frank regulations requiring excessive collateral on farm loans.\n\tLowest federal spending since 2008.\n   \u201cToday\u2019s vote was a victory for hardworking American taxpayers, who are tired of Washington wasting their hard earned money,\u201d commented Congressman Pittenger (NC-09).\u00a0 \u201cDemocrats have long ignored the normal budget process, allowing wasteful spending to continue on autopilot.\u00a0 This spending bill restores fiscal sanity by forcing Washington to live on a budget, just like ordinary American families.\u201d Today\u2019s vote also tightly restricts President Obama\u2019s unconstitutional amnesty plan by providing no new funding for amnesty-related activities, freezing the Department of Homeland Security budget at current levels, and providing DHS/immigration funding only through late February, allowing the Republican-led House and Senate to more fully address immigration in early 2015. \u201cWith today\u2019s vote, we have strategically shifted the fight against illegal amnesty to a more advantageous position, when Republicans control both the House and Senate and can focus on common sense solutions, not whatever watered-down plan might be acceptable to Senator Harry Reid.\u201d\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/pittengerwashington-can-work"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4561889693140984, "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"}