{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-statement-after-voting-against-partisan-budget-fails-lower-costs", "Davids Statement After Voting Against Partisan Budget That Fails to Lower Costs for Families", "2026-06-09", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after voting against a partisan budget bill that uses taxpayer dollars for controversial immigration enforcement instead of lowering costs for hardworking families.\n\n\u201cKansans are struggling to afford gas, groceries, and rent. Instead of focusing on lowering those costs, Republicans in Congress are once again putting their party\u2019s leaders over hardworking families.\n\n\u201cYes, our immigration system is broken. But we don\u2019t fix it with partisan bills that lack oversight. We fix it by coming together on bipartisan solutions that secure the border, address the fentanyl crisis, and treat families and children with dignity and due process.\n\n\u201cThis is exactly why so many Kansans feel like Washington isn\u2019t working for them \u2014 because what they see as Congress\u2019 priorities don\u2019t match their own. As always, I\u2019m ready to work with anyone, Republican or Democrat, on real solutions that bring down costs for Kansas families. It\u2019s not always easy, but it\u2019s always possible.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nToday\u2019s bill comes from a budget process known as reconciliation, which allows certain legislation to move through Congress on a simple majority vote and is often used for partisan priorities instead of bipartisan compromise.\n\nCongressional Republicans could have used this bill to lower costs for families \u2014 the number one issue facing Americans right now \u2014 block the proposed \"Anti-Weaponization Fund\" for the president\u2019s political allies and January 6 defendants, and prevent taxpayer dollars from being spent on ballrooms. Instead, they used it to advance partisan immigration priorities.", 1, "2026-06-25T06:30:03Z", "2026-06-25T06:31:21Z"]], "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-statement-after-voting-against-partisan-budget-fails-lower-costs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0970889125019312, "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"}