{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-carter-votes-against-default-america-act", "Rep. Carter Votes Against Default on America Act", "2023-04-27", "2023", "2023-04", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Bill Will Devastate Everyday Americans\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last night, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) voted against the Default on America Act. This legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.\n\n\u201cCongress MUST pay our bills and prevent a devastating default on our debt. But House Republicans are threatening to wreck our economy unless they can force cruel cuts that hurt families in LA-02,\u201d said Rep. Carter. \u201cDemocrats are ready to act NOW to prevent a default on our debt, continue our historic deficit reduction, and responsibly invest in America to lower costs and create better paying jobs. It is time to STOP the political games and save our economy.\u201d\n\nHouse Democrats have already cut the deficit by historic levels and President Biden\u2019s budget reduces deficits by $3 trillion more over the next 10 years while investing in America \u2013 lowering costs by making childcare, health care, and housing more affordable, supporting better schools, and strengthening our infrastructure.\n\nBackground\n\nBy refusing to act now to prevent a default, House Republicans are threatening an economic disaster that will hurt everyday Americans. In LA-02, a default on our debt would:\n\nKill 6,700 jobs as unemployment doubles;\n\nThreaten the retirement savings of 99,100 people near retirement;\n\nPut Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs health benefits at risk for 388,000 people; and\n\nJeopardize Social Security payments for 91,000 seniors.\n\nBut the Default on America Act is no alternative. In Louisiana, the extreme House Republican scheme would:\n\nPut 287,000 people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage;\n\nThreaten access to food assistance for 17,000 people aged 50-55;\n\nEliminate preschool and childcare for at least 6,400 children;\n\nIncrease housing costs for at least 12,800 people; and\n\nMake college more expensive for at least 108,800 students.\n\nData Provided By The Joint Economic Committee, White House, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Third Way, Climate Power, and Moody's Analytics.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:44:29Z"]], "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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-carter-votes-against-default-america-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8866507560014725, "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"}