{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131031200452/http://rodneydavis.house.gov:80/media-center/press-releases/rep-davis-statement-on-house-vote-to-end-shutdown", "Rep. Davis Statement on House Vote to End Shutdown", "2013-10-16", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Rodney Davis", "D000619", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the House approved legislation to fund federal government operations until January 15, 2014 and suspend the nation\u2019s debt limit until February 7, 2014:\n\u201cFrom the very beginning of this debate I\u2019ve stated that while I remain opposed to Obamacare, a government shutdown is absolutely unacceptable. Since then, I\u2019ve voted for multiple bipartisan bills to reopen parts of the federal government while hoping that cooler heads would prevail and Republicans and Democrats would come together and negotiate in good faith. Today is no reason to celebrate, because Congress finally did what we were sent to Washington to do \u2013 govern.\n\u201cThat is why I voted in support of the bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and remove the threat of default, which could have had disastrous effects on an already-fragile economy.\n\u201cAdditionally, this bill will tighten the requirements for verifying the income of people receiving insurance subsidies under Obamacare, saving taxpayers money by reducing fraud and abuse.\n\u201cI also supported this agreement because it begins a process that I\u2019ve been calling for all along \u2013 a constitutional appropriations process. By forming a budget conference committee, we can begin discussions with the Senate to find a long-term solution to our nation\u2019s fiscal crisis and finally begin to pay down our national debt. However, now that we have this opportunity, we must see results. Failing to come to a budget agreement would be irresponsible, so I expect both sides to be willing to negotiate and come up with a commonsense solution for the hardworking taxpayers of this country.\u201d", 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://web.archive.org/web/20131031200452/http://rodneydavis.house.gov:80/media-center/press-releases/rep-davis-statement-on-house-vote-to-end-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.364781055599451, "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"}