{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://roe.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397798", "Roe Votes to Protect Tennesseans from Executive Overreach, Keep Government Open", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Phil Roe", "R000582", "roe.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) released the following statement after voting in support of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act:\r\n\u201cThe budget agreement, while imperfect, has numerous provisions that will help our state. For the past six years, I\u2019ve heard from East Tennesseans on a wide array of issues, but because our government has been operating under a continuing resolution, we haven\u2019t been able to roll back some of the policies enacted in the first few years of the Obama administration.\r\n\u201cWhile traveling around the district I\u2019ve heard from folks concerned about the IRS targeting, the runaway EPA, Obamacare and President Obama\u2019s executive overreach on immigration. This agreement will prohibit the IRS from targeting organizations because of their political or ideological beliefs; keep the EPA from regulating lead content in ammunition and fishing tackle while also cutting their funding for the fifth consecutive year; and reduces funding for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which I\u2019ve worked on since the Affordable Care Act\u2019s passage. This bill funds important infrastructure projects while keeping one of the largest economic drivers in the First District \u2013 the Great Smoky Mountains National Park \u2013 open. \u00a0\r\n\u201cPerhaps most importantly, by only extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security until the end of February, this bill ensures the new Republican-led Congress will have the opportunity to address the president\u2019s executive action on immigration early in the new year. I believe it\u2019s important we get to work on immigration as soon as the 114th Congress convenes.\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://roe.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397798"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9010741487145424, "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"}