{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-warns-gop-budget-would-devastate-delaware-families-news-journal-op", "Rep. McBride Warns GOP Budget Would \u201cDevastate Delaware Families\u201d in News Journal Op-Ed", "2025-07-08", "2025", "2025-07", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WILMINGTON, DE \u2014 Delaware\u2019s Congresswoman Sarah McBride penned an op-ed in the Delaware News Journal warning that the Republican budget passed by the House of Representatives would dismantle critical services that tens of thousands of Delawareans rely on.\n\nIn the op-ed, titled \u201cThis is the agony the Republican budget hurls at Delaware,\u201d McBride details how the legislation would gut Medicaid, eliminate food assistance for thousands of Delaware households, and put rural hospitals at risk of closure\u2014all to help finance tax breaks for billionaires.\n\n\u201cBudgets are moral documents,\u201d writes Rep. McBride. \u201cI believe budgets should reflect our values: dignity, fairness, opportunity. Every child should have a doctor. Every senior should age with support. Every family should be able to count on support and care in their time of need. Every dollar we spend is a reflection of those values. But this budget betrays those values. This budget tells Delawareans: \u2018You're on your own.\u2019\u201d\n\nRead the full op-ed here: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2025/07/03/republican-budget-devastates-delaware-families-opinion/84464620007/?tbref=hp\n\nMcBride\u2019s op-ed outlines the stakes for Delaware, including:\n\n54,000 Delawareans at risk of losing health coverage due to Medicaid cuts\n\n37,000 Delawareans are at risk of losing some or all of their SNAP benefits\n\nAt least one rural hospital faces very real existential risk\n\nA $3.3 trillion increase in the national deficit to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans\n\nMcBride also highlights how the bill would impose red tape and new bureaucratic hurdles in Medicaid and Medicare, making it harder for patients to get the care they need.\n\n\u201cI reject that vision,\u201d McBride closes. \u201cDelawareans have always rejected that vision. Our job is to make life easier, not harder for the people we represent. Delaware families work hard. They play by the rules. They expect their elected leaders to do the same. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll continue working \u2014 alongside our senators, our governor, and our General Assembly \u2014 to protect Delaware from the damage in this budget and to offer better alternatives, rooted in stability, dignity, and opportunity for every person in our state.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-warns-gop-budget-would-devastate-delaware-families-news-journal-op"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2769510503858328, "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"}