{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-responds-executive-order-affordable-care-act", "Rep. John Lewis Responds to Executive Order on Affordable Care Act", "2017-10-13", "2017", "2017-10", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "John Lewis", "L000287", "johnlewis.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u201cThis executive order will begin the process of deconstructing the individual and small group insurance markets health insurance markets.\u00a0 Additionally, this administration recently confirmed its intent to end support for the cost sharing reductions that help many Americans afford health insurance.\u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cTaken together, these mean-spirited actions constitute an attack on women\u2019s health, on those living with illness or injury, and on every American living paycheck to paycheck \u2013 month to month.\u00a0 Low-income people will lose their health care.\u00a0 Seniors who are not yet on Medicare will become more vulnerable, and those struggling to make ends meet will suffer unnecessarily.\u00a0\u00a0 Make no mistake:\u00a0\u00a0This is the latest tactic of a piecemeal effort to strip away the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.\n\u201cI want to be clear \u2013 there is no policy justification for this executive order.\u00a0 The sole purpose is to increase the suffering of countless Americans and score political points.\u00a0 The health and well-being of Americans should not be the subject of political games.\u00a0 The American people deserve better \u2013 much better.\u00a0 There is no place for such maliciousness in public policy; too much is at stake.\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://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-responds-executive-order-affordable-care-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5986580401659012, "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"}