{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-president-obamas-executive-action-on", "Congressman Sires' Statement on President Obama's Executive Action on Immigration", "2014-11-21", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Albio Sires", "S001165", "sires.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.)\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ)\u00a0 issued the below statement regarding President Obama\u2019s executive action on immigration:\n\u201cSince I was first elected to Congress, I have been fighting for comprehensive immigration reform.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the current majority party has had the best chance in a generation to fix our broken immigration system, but walked away.\u00a0 Now, President Obama, as did his predecessors, is using his legal executive authority to grant relief to millions of families who support themselves and have deep ties to America.\u00a0\nNot only will the President\u2019s action allow immigrant families to no longer live in fear, but it will also make the process easier for high skilled immigrant workers, entrepreneurs and graduates to stay and boost our economy.\nThe President's announcement last night sets the country in the right direction, but let's be clear there still is work to be done. As a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus I will continue to work with my colleagues to construct long term policies that are crucial to comprehensive immigration legislation.\"\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://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-president-obamas-executive-action-on"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5220048371702433, "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"}