{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccollum.house.gov/press-release/mccollum-statement-nomination-rep-tom-price-hhs-secretary", "McCollum Statement on Nomination of Chairman Tom Price for HHS Secretary", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement on President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nomination of House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services:\n\u201cThe nomination of Republican Chairman Tom Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services is clear proof that the guarantee of Medicare for seniors will be a top target for the Trump administration.\n\u201cChairman Price has repeatedly supported budgets that would turn Medicare into a voucher program, raising costs for seniors and potentially leaving some uninsured. On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump claimed to oppose these proposals, but the Price appointment shows he is now embracing the Republican Party\u2019s radical Medicare privatization agenda.\n\u201cIn addition to his work to dismantle the promises we have made to seniors with Medicare, Chairman Price has sought to undermine the Affordable Care Act and slash funding for Medicaid. He has also attacked women\u2019s health care, including misguided and dangerous attempts to defund Planned Parenthood and limit millions of women\u2019s access to preventive health care.\n\u201cIn the coming months, I will strongly oppose the Trump-Republican health care proposals in Congress. At the same time, seniors \u2014 and all Americans who care about quality, affordable health care \u2014 will need to rally together and fight to protect Medicare and all of our vital health care programs.\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://mccollum.house.gov/press-release/mccollum-statement-nomination-rep-tom-price-hhs-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3936168979853392, "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"}