{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dent.house.gov/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=0B8579B1-A6AB-441B-BC45-C96AFFBD4A1F", "Dent Votes for Commonsense Bipartisan Budget Agreement", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Charlie Dent", "D000604", "dent.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15th) joined a large bipartisan group of House members to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 this evening.\u00a0 169 Republicans joined 163 Democrats in supporting the bill that passed 332 to 94.\r\nThe budget sets discretionary spending at $1.012 trillion for this fiscal year. The agreement provides $63 billion in sequester relief between defense and non-defense programs.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, it reduces the debt by an additional $23 billion beyond the levels set in the Sequester.\r\n\u201cThursday night the House of Representatives responded to the demands of the American people. We rallied behind a reasonable agreement in a bipartisan manner and have shown a willingness to constructively govern the country,\u201d said Congressman Dent.\r\nDent expressed satisfaction that the budget agreement largely eliminates the potential threat of another looming government shutdown \u2013not only this year \u2013 but next year as well.\r\n\u201cPeople are tired of Congress staggering from one blatantly manufactured crisis to the next. They want their elected representatives to act like grown-ups and do the job they were elected to do, which is to keep the government functioning,\u201d Dent observed.\u00a0 \u201cThis is important because certainty, predictability and stability are essential elements to foster an environment conducive to economic growth and job creation,\u201d he added.\r\nCongressman Dent also noted that the budget bill contains a three month \u201cDoc Fix,\u201d ensuring that Medicare patients will continue to be able to see their physicians.\u00a0 The measure prevents a 20.1% cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians and replaces it with a half percent increase.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis is not a grand bargain, but it is an important agreement,\u201d Dent said. \u201cI hope the bill\u2019s passage signals that leaders in Washington have recognized the need to value practicality, commonsense and a respect for our duty to govern.\u201d\r\n###\r\n Press Contact: \u00a0Shawn Millan (610) 770-3490", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://dent.house.gov/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=0B8579B1-A6AB-441B-BC45-C96AFFBD4A1F"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5116622671484947, "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"}