{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=08F155E8-48CB-4635-AD7E-C40CA660C9D1", "Congressman Rogers Votes to Reopen the Federal Government", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", "halrogers", "https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Guarantees SNAP Benefits through September 2026\n\nRestores Pay for Military and Federal Workers\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Rep. Harold \u201cHal\u201d Rogers (KY-05) voted to end the longest federal government shutdown on record by supporting the Continuing Appropriations Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act of 2026.\n\nThe bill extends government operations through January 30, 2026, guarantees SNAP food benefits through September 2026, restores pay for the military and all federal employees, gets air travel back on track before the holidays, and includes three federal funding bills for fiscal year 2026, including all veterans\u2019 programs.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a shame that the American people\u2019s paychecks and SNAP benefits were \u2018leveraged\u2019 by Washington Democrats to keep the government shutdown for their own agenda. Thankfully, after more than 40 days, enough Democrats saw the light and decided to vote with Republicans to pass the bill and responsibly reopen the federal government,\u201d said Congressman Rogers, Dean of the House. \u201cThis bill gives us more time to work on healthcare needs and other funding priorities, while ensuring no more federal paychecks are missed and no more people go hungry \u2013 something that should never be negotiable. As an appropriator, I\u2019m glad we picked up lost time by passing three federal funding bills in this package for next year, including veterans\u2019 health care benefits, funding for our farmers and rural broadband. We have a lot of work left to do and I\u2019m grateful to get the country back on track.\u201d\n\nAs Dean of the House, Congressman Rogers led a House bereavement resolution to adjourn in memory of former Vice President Dick Cheney who passed away on November 3, 2025. Rogers and Cheney served in the House together from 1981 to 1989.\n\nSummaries for the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills:\n\nAgriculture (including USDA & FDA)\n\nLegislative Branch\n\nMilitary Construction & Veterans Affairs\n\nFor more information about Congressman Rogers' work in Washington and at home in Kentucky, visit halrogers.house.gov and follow him on social media.", 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://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=08F155E8-48CB-4635-AD7E-C40CA660C9D1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.690762884914875, "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"}