{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-burchett-will-not-take-salary-during-government-shutdown", "Congressman Burchett will not take salary during government shutdown", "2023-09-20", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Tim Burchett", "B001309", "burchett.house.gov", "burchett", "https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C., (Sept. 20, 2023) Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) announced he will not accept a salary during a government shutdown.\n\n\u201cA government shutdown is right around the corner, yet our leaders fail to act. Now we are going to punish hardworking Americans and once again exempt Congress. This is unacceptable. If we go into a shutdown I refuse to be paid until it\u2019s over.\u201d said Rep. Burchett.\n\nSeptember 30 marks the end of FY2023. If Congress does not pass its 12 appropriations bills or a continuing resolution by then, non-essential federal services and agencies will shut down.\n\nIn the event of a government shutdown, Rep. Burchett will send a letter to the Clerk of the House requesting his pay be withheld for the duration of the shutdown.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-burchett-will-not-take-salary-during-government-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7112231105566025, "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"}