{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-thompson-votes-pass-historic-build-back-better-act-meeting", "Congressman Bennie Thompson Votes to Pass Historic Build Back Better Act, Meeting the Urgent Needs of Mississippi families", "2021-11-19", "2021", "2021-11", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington D.C.) \u2013 United States Congressman Bennie Thompson voted for the Build Back Better Act, which delivers once-in-a-generation action to bring down the everyday costs that burden Mississippi families. This landmark legislation creates good paying jobs, cuts middle class taxes, and lowers the costs of health care, childcare, and family care to be fully paid for by holding the wealthiest few and biggest corporations liable to pay their fair share.\n\nBuild Back Better Act impact on Mississippi:\n\n\u2022 159,000 uninsured Mississippians will gain healthcare insurance.\n\n\u2022 Help mitigate future natural disasters in the state.\n\n\u2022 Extend the Child Tax Credit.\n\n\u2022 Provide access to childcare for about 180,000 young children.\n\n\u2022 Extends Earned Income Tax Credit.\n\n\u2022 Pell grants will be increased by $550.\n\n\u2022 Provide a tax cut of up to $1,500 for 281,900 low-wage Mississippi.\n\n\u2022 Expand access to home- and community-based care to more of Mississippi's senior citizens and disabled citizens.\n\n\u2022 Improve the quality and wages of caregiving jobs.\n\n\u2022 Expand rental assistance.\n\n\u2022 Increase the supply of high-quality housing.\n\n\"The Biden Administration has once again delivered for Mississippi. It was my honor to vote for legislation that presents such tremendous opportunities for our state. Now the Senate has the opportunity to support the Build Back Better Act, and it is my hope that they do so. Not just for the benefit or our state, but for the entire country.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-thompson-votes-pass-historic-build-back-better-act-meeting"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4831200242042542, "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"}