{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://nunn.house.gov/2025/10/16/icymi-nunn-joins-speaker-johnson-and-house-leadership-slams-democrat-shutdown/", "ICYMI: Nunn Joins Speaker Johnson and House Leadership, Slams Democrat Shutdown", "2025-10-16", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Zachary Nunn", "N000193", "nunn.house.gov", "nunn", "https://nunn.house.gov/category/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "Rep. Nunn on the Democrat Shutdown\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s the reality right now: This government shutdown does not have to happen. We have a reality before us where 1.5 million troops, both active-duty and those in the guard reserve, are on pins and needles wondering if they\u2019re going to be able to feed their family marching forward. I\u2019m so proud to be standing with fellow patriots up here\u2014many of whom have served. I\u2019m one of those members who have served not only in combat, but continue to serve in my reserve capacity. Now, I\u2019ve already committed my drill this weekend and have spoken with frontline members who are serving in uniform \u2014 our brothers and sisters, our sons and daughters \u2014 of families who have sacrificed to be in the military\u2014and they all have the same question: \u2018Why is this happening, and what is the mission to be able to stop it?\u2019 Well let\u2019s be very clear: The House of Representatives has executed its portion of the mission to fully pay our federal government.\u201d\n\nRep. Nunn on Democrats in Their Own Words\n\n\u201cThis is one of the rare times where I agree with my [Democrat] colleagues that said \u2018We don\u2019t govern by temper tantrum\u2026 Hurting millions of Americans who are treated as leverage.\u2019 \u2014 that was Chuck Schumer in 2018. Another colleague said \u2018This is irresponsible. No, it\u2019s reckless.\u2019 \u2014 that was Nancy Pelosi in 2013. A fellow colleague also said \u2018It\u2019s not normal to hold 800,000 workers\u2019 paychecks hostage.\u2019 or in this case, over a million military members hostage \u2014 that was AOC in 2019.\u201d\n\nRep. Nunn on Real-Life Impacts on Iowa Servicemembers\n\n\u201cBeyond just America, what\u2019s happening in our own districts is hurting our communities. 15,000 Iowa National Guardsmen are in danger of not being able to decide whether to put a down payment on a new car or being able to put food in the refrigerator. 2,000 of those members are right now deployed in Iraq, and their families are wondering not only if they\u2019ll be safe but will they be able to take care of their kiddos back home. That\u2019s why I called them up: Sergeant First Class Chase Home is currently preparing operations to be able to defend our country overseas, but because of the shutdown, critical joint training between his team and NATO was canceled. We also spoke with Iowa National Guardsman Chaplain Caleb Winey who said, \u2018We\u2019re working, but we don\u2019t know if we\u2019ll get paid. I put my life on the line but I hope there\u2019s someone to take care of my family if my paycheck doesn\u2019t come through.\u2019 These aren\u2019t theoretical, these are real people with real impacts hurting Iowa families.\u201d\n\nRep. Nunn on National Defense Implications\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s be blunt. The shutdown of the federal government has only one hostile actor, and that\u2019s a few individuals in the Senate who refuse to put the country over the hostage of the 350 million Americans they\u2019ve taken. It\u2019s unacceptable, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m grateful for President Trump who\u2019s helping lead peace in the Middle East with the men and women who are on the front lines.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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://nunn.house.gov/2025/10/16/icymi-nunn-joins-speaker-johnson-and-house-leadership-slams-democrat-shutdown/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0758331045508385, "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"}