{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-evans-votes-once-again-fund-government-restore-pay-troops-and-federal", "Rep. Evans Votes Once Again to Fund Government, Restore Pay for Troops and Federal Workers", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Gabe Evans", "E000300", "gabeevans.house.gov", "gabeevans", "https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congressman Gabe Evans voted in favor of the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) and three full-year appropriations bills to reopen the government \u2014 restoring funding, ensuring federal workers, air traffic controllers and our military get their pay and fully funding key programs that Americans rely on.\n\n\u201cFor 42 days, Democrats have held the American people hostage; rejecting a clean bipartisan CR 15 times \u2014 the same clean, bipartisan CR they supported 13 times under Biden \u2014 denying pay to our troops and federal workers, while putting SNAP and other essential resources at risk. Today House Republicans are ending the Schumer shutdown, reopening our government, and fully funding three full-year appropriations bills that put America first by strengthening military and veteran programs, supporting our farmers and agricultural producers, and protecting vital resources like SNAP and WIC. I\u2019m proud to vote for this package that restores certainty and critical services to Colorado\u2019s 8th District.\u201d - Congressman Gabe Evans\n\nToday\u2019s vote:\n\n\u2705 Reopens the government immediately with a bipartisan CR.\n\n\u2705 Guarantees backpay for federal workers, service members, law enforcement, and air traffic controllers.\n\n\u2705 Immediately and fully funds SNAP\n\n\u2705 Fully funds FY26 appropriations for Military Construction- VA, Agriculture, and the Legislative Branch.\n\nBackground:\n\nOn September 19th, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a clean bipartisan CR that would fully fund the government and ensure vital resources like SNAP and WIC benefits remained available for those who rely on them. The bill was sent to the Senate, where for over six weeks Democrats, including Colorado\u2019s Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, voted against the bill 15 times despite voting for the same bill 13 times under the Biden administration.\n\nDuring this period, the Democrats\u2019 shutdown denied paychecks to troops, air traffic controllers, federal law enforcement, and other federal workers, created uncertainty for families depending on nutrition assistance, and kept vital support from farmers and agricultural producers. House Republicans continued working to alleviate the harm caused by the prolonged closure and deliver a responsible solution that reopens the government and provides long term stability for American families.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-evans-votes-once-again-fund-government-restore-pay-troops-and-federal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6049370169639587, "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"}