{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases/baumgartner-now-its-time-get-government-working-again-and-put-everyday", "Baumgartner: Now It's Time To Get Government Working Again And Put Everyday Americans First", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Michael Baumgartner", "B001322", "baumgartner.house.gov", "baumgartner", "https://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON- Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) issued the following statement on the final passage of the continuing resolution (CR) ending the government shutdown.\n\n\"The Democrat\u2019s decision to shut down the government was a monumental waste of time that hurt a lot of people. I\u2019m relieved that this pointless DC drama is finally over and families across Eastern Washington can breathe a sigh of relief,\u201d said Congressman Baumgartner. \u201cInstead of playing political games that threatened paychecks, benefits for the most needy, and the livelihoods of hardworking Americans, we should have focused on practical solutions from the beginning. I thank the Democrat Senators who were willing to work across the aisle to end this needless shutdown and put country over party. Now it\u2019s time to get government working again and put everyday Americans first.\"\n\nCongressman Baumgartner voted in favor of the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through January 30, 2026. The measure includes full-year funding for Agriculture, FDA, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch Appropriations\u2014delivering key victories for Eastern Washington. His vote secures funding for the following local projects under the Agriculture Appropriations Bill:\n\n$1,000,000 to support Washington State University\u2019s ARS Building Furnishings Project\n\n$2,000,000 for NEW Health Programs Association\u2019s Chewelah Expansion and Regional Workforce Development Center\n\n$1,000,000 for TriState Health\u2019s Family Medicine Residency Project\n\nOther victories for Washington state in the Military Construction (MilCon) Appropriations Bill include:", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases/baumgartner-now-its-time-get-government-working-again-and-put-everyday"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8678860031068325, "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"}