{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mike-kelly-votes-against-democrats-bloated-build-back-better-bill", "Rep. Mike Kelly votes against Democrats\u2019 bloated 'Build Back Better' bill", "2021-11-19", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "On Friday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted against the Democrats\u2019 $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill, citing its expansion of the social welfare state and because the bill is not fully paid for. A report Thursday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office revealed the bill will add $160 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade. Further, CBO reports the bill will add $800 billion to the debt in just the next five years.\n\nThe bill passed the U.S. House by a vote of 220-213.\n\n\u201cFrom day one, Republicans were pushed away from the negotiating table. Democrats decided to go it alone and did not include our constituents\u2019 voices into these talks,\u201d Rep. Kelly said. \u201cThis bloated bill does not serve the American people. Instead, it wastes nearly $2 trillion at a time when our national debt is nearing $29 trillion. I cannot support such spending.\u201d\n\nAmong the specific items Rep. Kelly opposes in the bill:\n\n$550 billion for the Green New Deal\n\n$80 billion for the IRS to double the number of agents\n\n$412 billion in taxes on small businesses\n\n$12,500 tax subsidies for families making $500,000 to buy luxury electric vehicles\n\nThe bill now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mike-kelly-votes-against-democrats-bloated-build-back-better-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7098048701882362, "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"}