{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-al-green-expresses-approval-debt-limit-increase", "Congressman Al Green Expresses Approval of Debt Limit Increase", "2021-12-15", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Al Green", "G000553", "algreen.house.gov", "algreen", "https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, DC) \u2013 On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe continuing resolution passed earlier this year in September, H.R. 5305, included a provision to suspend the debt ceiling through December 2021, at which point a new debt limit needed to be established. With the deadline to address that temporary suspension upon us, it was urgent that Congress take action to avoid the United States\u2019 first debt default in history,\u201d Congressman Al Green said. \u201cThe debt limit amount has been modified 98 times since 1945, including for increases and suspensions. It was necessary to modify it once again to maintain a healthy economy, as well as our country\u2019s reputation as a trustworthy borrower.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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": ["https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-al-green-expresses-approval-debt-limit-increase"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.2703739125281572, "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"}