{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-doggett-reacts-affordable-care-act-ruling-texas", "Congressman Doggett Reacts to Affordable Care Act Ruling in Texas", "2018-12-15", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Lloyd Doggett", "D000399", "doggett.house.gov", "doggett", "https://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement in reaction to federal judge in Texas striking down the entire Affordable Care Act last night:\n\n\"This horrendous ruling is the judicial equivalent of filling the stockings with lumps of coal. Millions of families\u2014including those with pre-existing conditions\u2014now face the uncertainties of print denials, inadequate coverage, exorbitant premiums, and lack of basic care. If not reversed on appeal, we must find a legislative way of preventing this Republican conspiracy from denying Americans health care.\"\n\nFollow Lloyd Doggett", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:11:43Z"]], "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://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-doggett-reacts-affordable-care-act-ruling-texas"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8883990813046694, "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"}