{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-visits-with-rhode-islanders-impacted-by-republican-shutdown", "Amo Visits with Rhode Islanders Impacted by Republican Shutdown", "2025-10-02", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Gabe Amo", "A000380", "amo.house.gov", "amo", "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Providence, RI \u2013 TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) visited Brown University\u2019s Legorreta Cancer Center and the United Way 211 Call Center.\n\nPresident Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans\u2019 government shutdown and the funding cuts in their Big, Ugly Law are jeopardizing cancer research and care.\n\nThe Republican shutdown has left patients barred from enrolling in lifesaving cancer research trials. Trump\u2019s proposed budget guts the National Cancer Institute by 37%.\n\nThe United Way\u2019s 211 hotline connects Rhode Islanders to resources in times of crisis, like rent payment assistance, nutrition assistance, disability resources, and utility assistance. They\u2019ve faced a 30% increase in call volume on the first day of the government shutdown.\n\n\u201cTrump and Congressional Republicans had a choice. Rather than choose to protect health care affordability for 22 million Americans, including 40,000 Rhode Islanders, they chose to shut down the government, imperiling 8,500 Rhode Islander federal workers\u2019 ability to make ends meet and cutting Americans off from critical services,\u201d said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI). \u201cAt both the Legorreta Cancer Center and the United Way 211 Call Center, I saw firsthand the immense cost of Republicans\u2019 decision. Researchers stymied in their work to end a ravaging disease and contact center workers tirelessly trying to fill the gap for Americans abandoned by the Republicans who control the House, Senate, and White House. I\u2019m heading back to Washington shortly to continue fighting to open the government and ensure Republicans don\u2019t succeed in their dastardly attempts to jack up health care costs for 22 million Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cBrown\u2019s Legorreta Cancer Center is leading innovative research and local trials critical to improving cancer care in Rhode Island and across the world,\u201d said Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center and Associate Dean of Oncologic Sciences. \u201cOur team was grateful to speak with Congressman Amo today to discuss funding threats our researchers are experiencing and to brainstorm pathways to support cancer research development in our state to save lives.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nInformation about the impacts of the Republican government shutdown is available on Congressman Amo\u2019swebsite.\n\nRepublicans shut down the government rather than extend tax credits that help more than 22 million hard-working Americans, including 40,000 Rhode Islanders, afford health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.\n\nCongressman Amo has met with Rhode Islanders across the First Congressional District to discuss Republicans' devastating attacks on health care.\n\nAmo rallied with health care providers, patients, and community leaders at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care to demand Republicans extend cost-saving Affordable Care Act health insurance tax credits that help Americans afford health care.\n\nAmo and Congressman Seth Magaziner joined Rhode Island health care leaders to call for urgent action to address the rising cost of health insurance in the state.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-visits-with-rhode-islanders-impacted-by-republican-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8479772843420506, "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"}