{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-holds-house-floor-congressional-democrats-demand", "Congressman Morgan McGarvey Holds the House Floor with Congressional Democrats to Demand Republicans Pay Our Bills", "2023-05-25", "2023", "2023-05", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 25, 2023) \u2013 Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) joined Congressional Democrats on the House Floor to demand Congressional Republicans do their job and pay America\u2019s bills. Below are Congressman McGarvey\u2019s remarks:\n\nI know I\u2019m new here, but I came here to work \u2014 to work across the aisle and to actually get things done. But here we are on the eve of our country\u2019s default and my Republican colleagues aren\u2019t even here to work with.\n\nThis isn\u2019t difficult. The United States government contracted for and received goods and services. Now, it must pay for them. We must pay our bills.\n\nDefault would be catastrophic for the people in Louisville, Kentucky. New car loans would go up by $800, mortgages for new homes would increase by $38,000, 317,000 families, seniors and veterans risk losing their benefits. Not to mention the long term damage to our currency and reputation around the world.\n\nThe alternative \u2014 proposed by extreme Republicans \u2014 is that we slash benefits to our veterans and to needy kids instead of closing tax loopholes for billionaires and mega-corporations. This is fiscally irresponsible and it\u2019s morally wrong. Do better, sign the discharge petition, and get this done to save our economy.\n\nCongressman McGarvey\u2019s full floor speech can be viewed here.\n\nThe Republican-manufactured crisis would be catastrophic for Kentucky\u2019s Third Congressional District. It would:\n\nKill 7,300 jobs in Louisville and Jefferson County\n\nRaise the cost of new car loan by $800\n\nJeopardize social security payments for 100,000 families\n\nIncrease lifetime mortgage costs by $38,000\n\nThreaten the retirement savings of 97,000 people near retirement\n\nPut health benefits at risk for 317,000 seniors, families, and veterans\n\nCongressman McGarvey has signed onto legislation that allows a bipartisan solution to save our economy and prevent defaulting on our debt. If five House Republicans sign the same legislation, the crisis can be ended immediately.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:55:44Z"]], "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://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-holds-house-floor-congressional-democrats-demand"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0185390710830688, "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"}