{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-attempts-blame-marylands-state-finances", "Congressman Harris Releases Statement on Attempts to Blame Maryland\u2019s State Finances on President Trump", "2025-03-07", "2025", "2025-03", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Harris, M.D., released the following statement in response to attempts by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly and the Governor to pin the blame for their disastrous state finances on President Trump.\n\nStatement From Congressman Harris:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely absurd that the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly and Governor are trying to pin the blame for their disastrous state finances on President Trump. This is classic Democrat misdirection\u2014create a mess, then point fingers at anyone but themselves.\n\nBack in November, impartial fiscal analysts warned the General Assembly about Maryland\u2019s dire financial situation\u2014a staggering $3 billion deficit just two years into the governor\u2019s term. President Trump wasn\u2019t inaugurated until January. So how exactly is he responsible for Maryland\u2019s fiscal mismanagement?\n\nThe truth is, Democrats in Annapolis have spent recklessly, taxed aggressively, and now they\u2019re scrambling for a scapegoat. Instead of taking responsibility for their failures, they\u2019re trying to shift the blame onto someone who had nothing to do with their financial meltdown. Maryland taxpayers deserve better than this kind of political spin.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:15:27Z"]], "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://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-attempts-blame-marylands-state-finances"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.084275707602501, "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"}