{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://salazar.house.gov/media/press-releases/salazar-requests-fair-treatment-argentinas-milei-imf", "Salazar Requests Fair Treatment for Argentina\u2019s Milei from the IMF", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Maria Elvira Salazar", "S000168", "salazar.house.gov", "salazar", "https://salazar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sent letters to Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urging them to negotiate Argentina\u2019s $900 million payment due to the IMF on December 21, 2023.\n\nPresident Milei was inaugurated into office on December 10, presenting him with an immediate challenge to find a way to credibly assure the IMF that Argentina will restore order to its public finances. While Milei has taken immediate measures to address Argentina\u2019s budgetary shortfalls, 11 days is simply not enough time for his policies to take effect. The United States must recognize this problem and help our longstanding Latin American ally\u2019s new president to bring about the change the Argentine people voted for.\n\n\u201cPresident Milei is not only an economist, but a good economist,\u201d wrote Chairwoman Salazar. \u201cMilei will pay down Argentina\u2019s debt and bring prosperity to his country \u2013 he just needs time.\u201d\n\nChairwoman Salazar attended the inauguration of President Javier Milei on December 10, 2023. After meeting with several of his cabinet officials, it was clear that Milei\u2019s free market agenda would be the course of action necessary to rectify a nation that has been hollowed out by socialist economics.\n\nBipartisan representatives from the United States understand that while Milei\u2019s economic agenda successfully addresses the roots of the economic crisis, there must be more time for these policies to be implemented.\n\nTo address this concern, Chairwoman Salazar is urging the Biden Administration to recognize the United States\u2019 longstanding commitment to our partnership with Argentina by advocating for the IMF to reach an agreement with the Milei Administration to meet their obligations.\n\nTo read the letter Rep. Salazar sent to the Treasury Department, click here.\n\nTo read the letter Rep. Salazar sent to the International Monetary Fund, click here.\n\nCongresswoman Salazar represents over ten thousand Argentine Americans in Florida\u2019s 27th congressional district.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://salazar.house.gov/media/press-releases/salazar-requests-fair-treatment-argentinas-milei-imf"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0989648289978504, "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"}