{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://beatty.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/beatty-brown-sykes-landsman-unite-for-straight-talk-on-the-shutdown-health-care", "Beatty, Brown, Sykes & Landsman Unite for  \u201cStraight Talk on the Shutdown & Health Care\u201d", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Joyce Beatty", "B001281", "beatty.house.gov", "beatty", "https://beatty.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last night, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) hosted a live virtual town hall titled Straight Talk on the Shutdown & Health Care Crossroads to help Ohioans understand and navigate the ongoing federal government shutdown and its connection to the growing health care coverage crisis.\n\nBeatty was joined by members of Ohio\u2019s Democratic Congressional Delegation \u2014 Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13), and Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) \u2014 for an hour-long discussion on the real-life effects of the Republican government shutdown on families, small businesses, and federal workers across the state.\n\nThe event connected with thousands of residents by phone and was livestreamed on Facebook Live. Most of Congresswoman Beatty\u2019s constituents joined the virtual town hall by phone to ask questions in real time, with participation spanning all four Ohio congressional districts represented on the panel through both written and live questions.\n\nKey topics included:\n\nUnderstanding the shutdown and what\u2019s at stake for Ohio families and communities.\n\nNavigating state and local resources to sustain vital programs like SNAP, WIC, and housing assistance during a prolonged closure.\n\nResponding to the health care crossroads, including the potential loss of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace tax credits and historic Medicaid cuts under President Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.\n\nStanding with federal workers reinforcing their protections during the shutdown.\n\n\u201cThis shutdown is more than politics \u2014 it\u2019s about people, paychecks, and priorities,\u201d said Congresswoman Beatty. \u201cBehind every budget fight are families wondering whether their benefits will continue, seniors worried about their health coverage, and workers unsure when their next paycheck will come. We came together to give Ohioans straight answers and to encourage them to engage all their elected officials in pursuing an end to this shutdown.\u201d\n\nThis event was part of ongoing nationwide efforts by House Democrats during the government shutdown to highlight the importance of health care to American families\u2014and their continued fight to protect it in the government funding process.", 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://beatty.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/beatty-brown-sykes-landsman-unite-for-straight-talk-on-the-shutdown-health-care"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1213721483945847, "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"}