{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://perry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398427", "Rep. Perry Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Obama Administration's Overtime Pay Rule", "2016-11-23", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Scott Perry", "P000605", "perry.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Perry Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Obama Administration's Overtime Pay Rule \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        November 23, 2016\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      York, PA\u2014U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked an Obama Administration rule to mandate overtime pay to more than 4 million salaried workers:\r\n\u201cLocal governments, non-profit organizations and small retailers throughout Pennsylvania are breathing a collective sigh of relief today. Since the announcement of this rule, I\u2019ve heard strong concerns from local organizations throughout the 4th District on the crushing impact of this misguided and unnecessary proposal,\u201d Representative Perry said. \r\n\u201cThis unlawful rule was just another example of bureaucrats of the \"Administrative State\" - in this case the Department of Labor - throwing obstacles in the way of our economy to justify its existence.\u00a0 This top-down regulation will hurt the very people it alleges to help. Our small businesses and non-profits certainly want to pay better wages, but that must be based on economic factors, not federal mandates that could force these organizations to eliminate jobs just to keep their doors open.\u00a0 Instead of punishing those who can least afford it through regulation, let\u2019s focus our efforts on making our economy more healthy and creating opportunities. Regardless of the outcome of this legal challenge, Congress will continue to fight this misguided proposal.\"\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://perry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398427"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6422797925770283, "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"}