{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://houlahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4375", "Houlahan Votes to Keep Government Open", "2024-12-20", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Chrissy Houlahan", "H001085", "houlahan.house.gov", "houlahan", "https://houlahan.house.gov/press/documentquery.aspx", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), shared the following statement on her vote for the American Relief Act of 2025:\n\n\u201cThis evening, I voted in favor of the continuing resolution to fund our government and keep vital public services operating through March 2025. This bill provides needed funding to communities to recover from natural disasters, extends authorities used to detect and monitor drone activity, provides essential funding for telehealth access and community health centers, and extends the farm bill. It also prevents 66,000 federal workers in Pennsylvania from being involuntarily furloughed right before the holidays.\n\n\u201cWe know that legislating can be messy so while I\u2019m frustrated, I\u2019m not terribly surprised that we went beyond the eleventh hour to figure this out. What is alarming, and unprecedented, is the extent to which one man, Elon Musk, who wasn\u2019t elected and has no official government role was able to torpedo a bipartisan agreement while using his extraordinary wealth to threaten and bully members. Democrats have, once again, been the adults in the room here in Washington \u2013 we have compromised with our votes and provided for the needs of the people, not the elite.\n\n\u201cI hope Speaker Johnson and the majority take the upcoming time at home to truly listen to their constituents and communities before they return to D.C. in January. If they are listening, I am certain they will hear that Americans do not want tax cuts for the wealthiest among us paid for by increased debt and decreased benefits for the rest of us.\u201d\n\nHoulahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator, and a nonprofit leader. She represents Pennsylvania\u2019s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award which \u201crecognizes members who demonstrate the bipartisan leadership and constructive governing necessary to move our country forward\u201d and the Congressional Management Foundation\u2019s Democracy Award for best Constituent Services in Congress.", 1, "2026-04-08T14:14:11Z", "2026-04-08T14:23:06Z"]], "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://houlahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4375"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.954529969021678, "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"}