{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-and-colleagues-demand-cbo-cost-analysis-build-back-better", "Palmer and Colleagues Demand CBO Cost Analysis of \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d Legislation", "2021-11-10", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "For Immediate Release\n\nMedia Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921\n\nPalmer and Colleagues Demand CBO Cost Analysis of \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d Legislation\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) and a number of his colleagues have sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office Director, Phillip Swagel, requesting a true cost analysis of the Democrats\u2019 Build Back Better legislation. On sending the letter, Palmer released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe nation will have to build back from the brink of bankruptcy, should this legislation ever become law,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cAlthough the Democrats are pretending to scale back on a number of the unwarranted programs in it, we have no idea what the true price tag is for these policies that would fundamentally undermine our Republic and move us one step closer to socialism.\n\n\u201cI have seen more than one or two budget gimmicks during my time in Congress, and this package is full of them,\u201d Palmer continued. \u201cFor instance, the legislation partially funds programs and pretends they will come to an end, even though the clear intention is to make them permanent. This is why we have requested that the CBO Director conduct a true analysis, so that Congress and the American people have a real understanding of just how much this monstrosity will cost. Independent groups have consistently said this bill is not paid for and will increase the deficit. This analysis will expose all of the bill\u2019s budget gimmicks and hopefully end this misleading effort to run our country over the fiscal cliff.\u201d\n\nCongressman Palmer\u2019s letter to Director Swagel can be read here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-and-colleagues-demand-cbo-cost-analysis-build-back-better"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1600519064813852, "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"}