{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://herrerabeutler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=355628", "Jaime Herrera Beutler to Congress: \u201cStop the Posturing, End This Shutdown\u201d", "2013-10-15", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Jaime Herrera Beutler", "H001056", "herrerabeutler.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Jaime Herrera Beutler released the following statement this evening regarding the government shutdown and approaching debt limit: \u201cDespite my skepticism, until now I have refrained from public comment on the House budget negotiating strategy...\"  \r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Jaime Herrera Beutler released the following statement this evening regarding the government shutdown and approaching debt limit: \u201cDespite my skepticism, until now I have refrained from public comment on the House budget negotiating strategy.\u00a0 I wanted to give House Republican leaders leeway to craft the best deal they could.\u00a0 But\u00a0it\u2019s time to reopen the government and ensure we don\u2019t default on our debt.\u00a0I will not vote for poison pills that have no chance of passing the Senate or being signed into law. \u201cMake no mistake -- I have consistently opposed the Affordable Care Act, because it harms more people than it helps\u00a0and it makes promises that the nation cannot afford to keep.\u00a0 But this\u00a0President will not bend or compromise on this issue even if the shutdown lasts until the end of his term, and this continued fighting is\u00a0making it less likely that we can make progress on this issue or on improving our economy or lowering our debt.  \u201cThis does not mean surrendering on the issue of the Affordable Care Act. \u00a0I believe that the case will become clearer about\u00a0the damage the Affordable Care Act is doing to our economy and our health care system.\u00a0\u00a0With time, and with new leadership in D.C. we can change that Act.\u00a0 But this shutdown is hurting our cause, not helping it. \u201cIf this shutdown lasts much longer, negative impacts could be widespread.\u00a0 We are being told that veterans\u2019 earned benefits will soon stop if the shutdown persists.\u00a0 The contingency funds that have supported food assistance for low income women, infants and children will be gone soon. Fishermen\u2019s livelihoods are at stake as they can\u2019t get the NOAA permits to harvest crabs and other fish, making narrow fishing seasons even narrower.  \u201cIn Longview, Washington, people who are critically injured must now wait for life flights to come from Oregon.\u00a0 The local hospital\u2019s helicopter can\u2019t get FAA certification during a shutdown. I can't stand by and let this happen any longer. \u201cLike it or not, the White House and Senate have blocked House efforts to address the issues with the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 Nothing positive will be achieved by prolonging this shutdown any longer, or crossing the debt limit threshold.\u00a0 It\u2019s time for my colleagues to face reality.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://herrerabeutler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=355628"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8980021812021732, "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"}