{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-statement-vote-fund-government-prevent-republican-shutdown", "Kaptur Statement on Vote to Fund Government, Prevent Republican Shutdown", "2021-12-02", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", "kaptur", "https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 6119 \u2013 the Further Extending Government Funding Act \u2013 which fully funds the federal government and ensures it remains open through February 18, 2022. In a 221-212 vote, every single Democrat supported keeping the federal government open, while every single Republican \u2013 except one \u2013 voted to shut it down. The legislation will now be taken up by the Senate for its consideration.\n\n\u201cCongress has a responsibility to fund the federal government, and avoid a catastrophic shutdown. Democrats have worked in good faith to find common ground that allows us to meet our national obligations, and deliver essential services to the American people. Unfortunately, Republicans have decided that throwing up roadblocks \u2013 and engaging in an endless array of political games \u2013 are more important than doing their jobs.\n\n\u201cThe people harmed most by this continued obstruction are the hardworking families, seniors, and veterans that I represent. Our Great Lakes region deserves so much better. The American people deserve so much better. We must come together to govern this nation.\n\n\u201cAs Chair of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I worked with our Members in a bipartisan way to craft a funding bill that invests in our seaways and ports, strengthens our energy infrastructure, and creates good-paying jobs.\n\n\u201cThe people\u2019s business must be conducted \u2013 not held hostage. For the sake of our nation, Republicans must start working in a constructive manner.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-statement-vote-fund-government-prevent-republican-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7533726058900356, "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"}