{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://raskin.house.gov/2021/11/raskin-statement-on-passage-of-the-build-back-better-act", "Raskin Statement on Passage of the Build Back Better Act", "2021-11-19", "2021", "2021-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the passage of the Build Back Better Act.\n\n\u201cWe just passed the most significant investment in the American people\u2019s quality of life in more than a half-century. The Build Back Better Act means strong climate action, a tax cut for working families and the fix to predatory drug pricing America needs. I\u2019m proud to have cast this vote.\n\n\u201cAfter months of vibrant debate, House Democrats unified behind the Build Back Better Act. No amount of GOP obstruction or \u201cboratory\u201d could stop us from passing America\u2019s agenda.\n\n\u201cThis legislation passes the House at a crucial time. Escalating climate change, deepening inequality, and authoritarian politics are threatening the future of democracy. We are showing democratic government still works for the people.\n\n\u201cBuild Back Better marks a victory for government that works for the people. Grassroots advocates worked for decades to build support for everything here\u2014strong climate action, universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds and fair drug pricing.\n\n\u201cSpeaker Pelosi and President Biden have worked masterfully to pass Build Back Better with the tightest of margins while the GOP tries to block progress for our people.\u201d\n\n###", 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://raskin.house.gov/2021/11/raskin-statement-on-passage-of-the-build-back-better-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.663248848170042, "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"}