{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/following-presidents-announcement-end-pandemic-guest-calls-end-national", "Following the President\u2019s Announcement of the End of the Pandemic, Guest Calls for the End of the National Emergency Declaration", "2022-09-20", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and 15 other Republicans in a letter to President Biden requesting the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency declaration.\n\n\u201cThe President made it clear that the pandemic is over in his interview on \u201860 Minutes.\u2019 It appears that the only reason the President would continue this national emergency declaration is to wield it as a tool to push through his own agenda,\u201d Guest said. \u201cThe pandemic is behind us \u2014 it\u2019s time we move forward by ending the emergency declaration.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn a Sept. 18, 2022 episode of \u201860 Minutes\u2019 you stated that \u2018the pandemic is over.\u2019\u201d wrote the Members. \u201cWe firmly agree with this statement and request you terminate the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 outbreak declared in Proclamation 9994.\u201d\n\n\u201cUnder the emergency declaration, the federal government is estimated to have spent upwards of $10 trillion, resulting in an economic crisis, record inflation, and contributing to our nearly $31 trillion national debt,\u201d the letter continues. \u201cWhile Americans continue to deal with the lasting effects of COVID-19, the powers provided to the federal government by Proclamation 9994 are unnecessary.\u201d\n\nYou can read the full letter by clicking here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "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://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/following-presidents-announcement-end-pandemic-guest-calls-end-national"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.046847017481923, "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"}