{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/scalise-respect-rule-law", "Scalise: Respect the Rule of Law", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 5759, the Preventing Overreach on Immigration Act.\n\u201cAs the great-grandson of an Italian immigrant, I\u2019m proud that America is a nation of immigrants. However, we are also a nation of laws,\u201d Rep. Scalise said. \u201cPresident Obama has repeatedly shown his disregard for the Constitution and this nation\u2019s rule of law by attempting to legislate from the Oval Office. Today\u2019s vote re-establishes the rule of law and stops the president\u2019s lawless, unconstitutional executive action from going into effect. The American people spoke loud and clear in the November elections. They want a Washington that works together on their behalf, not a go-it-alone president governing by executive fiat. I urge the president to focus on\u00a0securing the border, enforcing the laws on the books, and working with us in Congress to fix our broken immigration system. I would like to thank Rep. Yoho for introducing this critical legislation and for his leadership in Congress on this issue.\n\u201cI also want to commend Louisiana and the 16 other states that filed suit against the Obama Administration yesterday for the president\u2019s most recent lawless actions on immigration. The states, especially those in the South, are on the front lines of our broken immigration system, and the president\u2019s continued refusal to enforce the law will only exacerbate our border security crisis. Today, the House joined the states\u2019 efforts in opposition to this executive overreach by passing legislation to reinforce the fact that the president does not have the authority to take these actions. I urge the Senate to immediately follow the House\u2019s lead and send this legislation to the president\u2019s desk.\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://scalise.house.gov/press-release/scalise-respect-rule-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9058141149580479, "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"}