{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-torres-votes-no-on-republican-continuing-resolution-that-threatens-health-care-and-fiscal-responsibility", "Congresswoman Torres Votes No on Republican Continuing Resolution that Threatens Health Care and Fiscal Responsibility", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Norma J. Torres", "T000474", "torres.house.gov", "torres", "https://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) voted against the Republican stop-gap federal funding bill \u2013 the Continuing Resolution (CR) \u2013 citing deep concerns over reckless provisions that undermine critical health care services and grant unchecked spending authority to President-elect Donald Trump for the next two years.\n\n\u201cThis Republican funding bill betrays the American people and represents hypocrisy of the highest degree \u2013 giving the incoming President unchecked spending power and the ability to expand his tax scam which only benefits the ultra rich at the expense of working class families,\u201d said Rep. Torres. \u201cIt guts childhood cancer research by $190 million, abandons breast and cervical cancer detection funding, and down syndrome research. Republicans even cut over $1 billion from food stamps right before Christmas and the holiday season. The American people deserve better.\u201d\n\nImpact on Health Care and Families:\n\nAbandons breast and cervical cancer preventative services.\n\nCuts over $1 billion to the federal food stamps program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).\n\nCuts substance abuse treatment funding, and key foster youth support.\n\nGuts childhood cancer research by $190 million.\n\nAttack on Jobs and Workforce Development:\n\nEliminates funding for youth workforce investment programs designed to keep students in school and help youth facing homelessness.\n\nAllows the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to end, dismantling federal funding for youth pathways and work-based learning opportunities.\n\nAbandons efforts to support domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience through job creating programs.\n\nUnchecked Spending Powers:\n\nThe proposed CR also contains provisions that grant President-elect Trump and his party unchecked discretionary spending authorities, raising the debt limit for two years until right past the midterm elections.\n\n\u201cThis bill is not a solution; it\u2019s a political stunt,\u201d added Rep. Torres. \u201cIt fails to meet the needs of families in CA-35 and across the country, and it opens the door to reckless governance that puts our future at risk. We need real bipartisan solutions that prioritize the people we serve, not partisan gamesmanship.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Torres remains committed to advocating for responsible governance, protecting health care services, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for the constituents of CA-35.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-torres-votes-no-on-republican-continuing-resolution-that-threatens-health-care-and-fiscal-responsibility"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.6258928701281548, "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"}