{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://brecheen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1346", "Congressman Josh Brecheen, Senator Rick Scott Introduce Debt-Per-Citizen Transparency Act", "2024-10-23", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Josh Brecheen", "B001317", "brecheen.house.gov", "brecheen", "https://brecheen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Josh Brecheen and Senator Rick Scott(R-FL) introduced the Debt-Per-Citizen Transparency Act, which requires all Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimates to include how much the bill will affect the total debt-to-citizen ratio.\n\n\u201cWith our national debt at more than $35 trillion, it is essential that lawmakers are made aware of how much legislation will affect the total debt-per-citizen ratio before voting on it,\u201d said Congressman Josh Brecheen. \u201cEvery child born today owes more than $104,000 as their share of our national debt. It is long past time we reverse this curse and stop stealing prosperity from our children and our grandchildren.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe national debt has reached an unsustainable $35+ trillion dollars and it is beyond time for some accountability to the American people. When you break it down, that works out to over $104,000 per child born today\u2014we cannot continue to saddle our next generation with this debt. It is taking away their chance at the American Dream right before our eyes. I will not stand for it, and that is why I am introducing a bill that notifies Congress and the American people just how much a piece of legislation will impact the American people\u2019s financial burden before they vote and continue to grow the debt-to-citizen ratio. They have a right to know,\u201d said Senator Rick Scott.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\nOriginal cosponsors include Representatives Greg Lopez (R-CO) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN).\n\nGroup support includes Heritage Action and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.", 1, "2026-04-07T14:30:38Z", "2026-04-07T14:34:27Z"]], "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://brecheen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1346"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5778097547590733, "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"}