{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/stansbury-spends-week-connecting-thousands-new-mexicans-gop-shutdown-drags", "Stansbury Spends Week Connecting with Thousands of New Mexicans as GOP Shutdown Drags Into Fourth Week", "2025-10-24", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ALBUQUERQUE \u2013 On day 24 of the Republican government shutdown, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) recapped a busy week at home connecting with New Mexicans and working to deliver for families across the state\u2014while House Republicans continue to refuse to engage in bipartisan negotiations to save health care and fund the government.\n\nOver the past week, Rep. Stansbury:\n\nDistributed food to families in need through the lifesaving programs at the Storehouse West.\n\nDelivered care packages to federal workers\u2014currently working without pay\u2014at New Mexico Social Security offices.\n\nHeld in-person town halls in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque, virtual and telephone town halls connecting with thousands across the country.\n\nUpdated Bipartisan Elected Officials in her district so they are better prepared to help their communities.\n\nMet with TSA officers and other federal employees who continue to work without pay to keep New Mexicans safe.\n\nMet with over a dozen Tribal Pueblo Governors to discuss the shutdown\u2019s impact on critical tribal programs and services.\n\nHosted furloughed federal workers at a local brewery to thank them for their service and connect them with available resources.\n\nIntroduced two bills to protect and expand tribal housing programs.\n\nAfter hearing from so many families with fears about SNAP and WIC cuts, she will introduce legislation requiring the Trump Administration to continue funding SNAP and WIC programs during the shutdown.\n\n\u201cThis week, I heard countless stories from New Mexicans about how this Republican shutdown is hurting families\u2014from federal workers going without paychecks to parents struggling to put food on the table,\u201d said Rep. Stansbury. \u201cThe fear and uncertainty around losing SNAP benefits and access to food is overwhelming. That\u2019s why I got to work immediately on legislation to protect SNAP and keep families from going hungry during the shutdown. I also heard from families terrified that their health insurance premiums will skyrocket next year unless Democrats keep fighting to protect affordable care.\u201d\n\nRep. Stansbury continued,\n\n\u201cI\u2019m heading back to Washington next week with a clear message: Democrats are showing up and fighting for the people. Health care, food security, and our economy are on the line\u2014lives literally depend on it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/stansbury-spends-week-connecting-thousands-new-mexicans-gop-shutdown-drags"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3290606439113617, "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"}