{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=CC7C3611-9775-4AE1-A219-03EFE86D6A5C", "Renacci Leads Charge to Protect our Most Vulnerable and Frail Patient Population from CMS Cuts", "2017-12-21", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Jim Renacci", "R000586", "renacci.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. - Congressman Renacciled a letteralong with 19other members from both sides of the aisle in Congress to Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi requesting a delay on the implementation of 340B cuts before the end of the year.\r\nThe 340B program has been critical in supporting our safety-net providers in helping low income and vulnerable individuals across the country access affordable and comprehensive health care services.\r\nThis past year, I have advocated on many occasions the importance of protecting our most vulnerable and frail patient populations by requesting a reconsideration of these cuts that CMS is making. While I acknowledge the concerns of the growth in spending in this program and lack in transparency, the across-the-board cuts that CMS is making will disproportionately affect our nations safety net hospitals and potentially put our patients at risk.\r\nWith the cuts set take effect in January, a delay in the rule is a compromise to allow Congress to have time to examine the program while delivering relief to our safety-net hospitals.\r\nRead full letter with signatures HERE", 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://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=CC7C3611-9775-4AE1-A219-03EFE86D6A5C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9120849426835775, "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"}