{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-gop-should-end-hypocrisy-fully-fund-government", "PRICE: GOP SHOULD END HYPOCRISY, FULLY FUND GOVERNMENT", "2013-10-01", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Representative David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement tonight explaining his opposition to a Republican plan that would only fund certain portions of the government, leaving many North Carolinians furloughed and unable to access services. The federal government shut down at midnight after Republicans refused to pass a bill funding the government in order to extract political concessions derailing the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Price believes House Republicans should do their jobs and pass a clean bill to fully open the government and provide Americans with all of the services they deserve. Mr. Speaker, the American people have had enough of this hypocrisy. Of course we want the American people to have access to our national parkswhich our Republican colleagues now claim to be the defenders of, despite their repeated attempts to slash funding for the Park Service and conservation. Of course we want the DC government to continue to functionwhich our Republican colleagues now profess to care about, despite their attempts to impose their ideological agenda on the District's residents. Of course we want the VA to resume its operations for those who have worn our nation's uniformthough our Republican colleagues seem more interested in using our veterans to score political points than in addressing their needs. But what about the thousands of DoD civilians who were told not to come into work today, including those in my district who serve our nation at Fort Bragg? What about the EPA scientists in the Research Triangle who spent today picking up litter on a community service project instead of conducting important research on air quality, or the firefighters across the nation who depend on FEMA grants to keep their communities safe? What about the USDA-funded researchers at N.C. State whose paychecks will run out, or the NIH researchers at Duke whose grants are now under threat? The American people deserve a government that works for all. The Senate has passed a responsible, bipartisan funding bill that would pass this House easily if it is allowed to receive a vote. Let us dispense with this political theater and get back to the basics: keeping the government open, paying the country's bills, and negotiating a comprehensive budget plan that replaces sequestration, revives our economy, and reduces the deficit. I yield back the balance of my time. # # #", 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://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-gop-should-end-hypocrisy-fully-fund-government"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4006011188030243, "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"}