{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-calls-bipartisan-negotiations-gop-cancels-votes-ahead-funding-deadline", "Davids Calls for Bipartisan Negotiations as GOP Cancels Votes Ahead of Funding Deadline", "2025-09-24", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids and a group of colleagues urged Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately start negotiations on a government funding bill. Their call comes after Johnson and Republican leadership canceled scheduled House votes on September 29 and 30, leaving no voting days before the funding deadline. Davids stressed that this political maneuvering is driving the country toward a shutdown that would directly harm Kansas families, workers, and communities.\n\n\u201cInstead of canceling votes and continuing to push partisan agendas, it is time for members to reach across the aisle and be open to compromise,\u201d wrote Davids and her colleagues. \u201cThe September 30 midnight deadline is quickly approaching, but there is still time to craft a bipartisan bill that keeps the government open, prevents health care costs from skyrocketing for millions of Americans, and upholds our constitutional duty.\u201d\n\nIt is a fact that Donald Trump and Republican leaders need Democratic votes to pass any funding bill, but the president openly said, \u201cDon\u2019t even bother dealing with them.\u201d Also, after agreeing on Monday to meet with Democratic leaders, President Trump canceled the meeting a day later. This dismissal of bipartisan negotiations has further complicated efforts to reach a compromise that benefits Kansans and keeps the government open.\n\nLast week, Davids voted against a partisan funding bill negotiated only by Congressional Republicans and President Trump. As she did today, Davids called on Congressional leaders to put aside political games and negotiate a bipartisan deal \u201cthat actually helps hardworking folks at home.\u201d\n\nDavids also urged Congressional leadership to include an extension of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs) in any government funding bill. In Kansas alone, more than 160,000 people relied on these tax credits last year to save an average of $700 annually on their health care. While these credits expire at the end of 2025, House Republican leaders did not include the extension in last week\u2019s package.\n\nRead the full letter here or below:\n\nSpeaker Johnson:\n\nWe write to raise serious concerns about the Majority\u2019s decision to cancel votes with no plan to fund the government ahead of the shutdown deadline. This is irresponsible and sends a message to our constituents that Congress will not show up to work for them.\n\nOn Friday, it was announced that House GOP Leadership was canceling scheduled voting days on September 29 and 30, leaving the House with zero remaining voting days prior to the government funding deadline. This announcement came moments after a partisan funding package failed in the Senate, putting the government funding debate back at square one. We urge you to work with us to keep the government open, ensuring that soldiers and employees get their paychecks, our public lands stay open, and families can feed their children.\n\nUnder our Constitution, one of Congress\u2019s most important duties is to fund our government to support critical programs, like health care, public safety, and education. After months of short-term funding bills, kicking the can down the road, and partisan bickering, there remains no viable plan to pass a bipartisan government funding bill. Folks back home know this simple rule \u2013 you don't go home until the job is done. When the going gets tough, the tough get to work. Members of Congress need to do the same.\n\nInstead of canceling votes and continuing to push partisan agendas, it is time for members to reach across the aisle and be open to compromise. The September 30 midnight deadline is quickly approaching, but there is still time to craft a bipartisan bill that keeps the government open, prevents health care costs from skyrocketing for millions of Americans, and upholds our constitutional duty.\n\nWe stand ready to work with you, negotiate in good faith, and find a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown that will hurt all the communities we represent.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-calls-bipartisan-negotiations-gop-cancels-votes-ahead-funding-deadline"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5013741105794907, "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"}