{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://messer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-messer-calls-on-congress-to-overturn-obama-rule-forcing-states-to", "Rep. Messer Calls on Congress to Overturn Obama Rule Forcing States to Fund Abortion Providers", "2016-12-20", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Luke Messer", "M001189", "messer.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON (Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016) \u2014 Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) is calling on Congress to overturn the recent Obama administration rule that would force states to distribute public tax dollars to abortion providers.\nFederal law currently prohibits government funding for abortion, but it allows certain public dollars, like Title X \u201cfamily planning\u201d grants, to support abortion providers if the funds are directed to non-abortion related health services. The new rule, filed by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prevent states from withholding Title X grants to facilities that provide abortion.\nMesser said the new rule is an attempt to block states from stopping the flow of public dollars to abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood.\nMesser is sponsoring a resolution of disapproval that would overturn this new rule under the Congressional Review Act, which gives Congress 60 days to reject proposed federal agency rules.\n\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise the Obama administration is making last-ditch efforts to trample states\u2019 rights and ignore the will of the people,\u201d Messer said. \u201cI\u2019m confident the next Congress will stand up for states and quickly overturn this rule, alongside President-elect Trump\u2019s efforts to roll back other Obama abuses of power.\u201d\nMesser plans to re-introduce the resolution in the 115th\u00a0Congress and hopes it will come to a vote in early 2017.", 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://messer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-messer-calls-on-congress-to-overturn-obama-rule-forcing-states-to"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.063742907717824, "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"}