{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221085233/http://black.house.gov/press-release/black-statement-house-passage-budget-conference-agreement", "Black Statement on House Passage of Budget Conference Agreement", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Diane Black", "B001273", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington \u2013 Today, Congressman Diane Black (R-TN-06) issued the following statement upon House passage of the bipartisan budget agreement:\n\u201cWhile this budget agreement is far from perfect, I believe it is a step in the right direction,\u201d said Congressman Black. \u201cDespite demands from Democrats, this budget plan will reduce our deficit by $23 billion over current law without raising taxes. Also, it will restore needed certainty to our budgeting process by returning Congress to regular order. This means that we can stop governing from crisis to crisis and focus on promoting economic growth and protecting Americans from the disastrous effects of Obamacare.\u201d\n\u201cIn addition, this agreement protects our military from devastating cuts which will help make sure our troops have what they need to keep us safe. I wish that this agreement went further to rein in Washington spending, but until conservatives control both Chambers of Congress and the White House, we must act incrementally where we can. This budget agreement reduces our deficit and moves us in the right direction.\u201d\nFor more information on the agreement, click here.\n###\nCongressman Diane Black represents Tennessee\u2019s 6th Congressional District. She has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years and serves on the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees", 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/20140221085233/http://black.house.gov/press-release/black-statement-house-passage-budget-conference-agreement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9973689448088408, "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"}