{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-angie-craig-statement-president-signing-inflation-reduction-act", "Representative Angie Craig Statement on President Signing Inflation Reduction Act into Law", "2022-08-16", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig issued the following statement:\n\n\"Today, I am pleased that the President signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law \u2013 taking a critical step toward lowering costs across the board for American families,\" said Representative Craig. \"This is a transformational piece of legislation that will make health care more affordable and accessible, cap insulin copays at $35/month for seniors on Medicare and make bold investments in biofuels and renewable energy \u2013 all while reducing the deficit. I have been working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to accomplish these goals for nearly four years, and today, I'm proud to say we delivered on our promises.\"\n\nThe Inflation Reduction Act is historic legislation that will lower costs for working families, expand access to high-quality and affordable health care, invest in renewable energy and American energy independence while reducing the deficit.\n\nSpecifically, the Inflation Reduction Act will:\n\nLower health care costs by:\n\nCapping the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Medicare beneficiaries at $35/month\n\nExtending Affordable Care Act tax credits through 2023, making health insurance more affordable for the millions of people who are insured through the individual marketplace\n\nAllowing Medicare to negotiate for cheaper prescription drug prices for certain drugs and capping out-of-pocket prescription costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000 per year\n\nRequiring pharmaceutical companies to pay a rebate to Medicare if they raise drug prices faster than inflation\n\nMake the single largest American investment to mitigate climate disasters by:\n\nInvesting nearly $400 billion over 10 years in tax credits aimed at making electric vehicles more affordable for consumers and pushing electric utilities toward renewable energy sources like wind or solar power\n\nAllocating the largest investment ever in homegrown biofuels infrastructures like ethanol and biodiesel\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "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://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-angie-craig-statement-president-signing-inflation-reduction-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0157190263271332, "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"}