{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221160227/http://himes.house.gov/press-release/himes-supports-bipartisan-budget", "Himes Supports Bipartisan Budget", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Jim Himes", "H001047", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Himes Supports Bipartisan Budget                                           \n              Dec 12, 2013      \t\t  Issues: Budget      \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n          \n  \n    \n    \n    WASHINGTON, DC\u2014 Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today helped pass a bipartisan budget that will partially roll back the sequester scheduled for FY 2014 and FY 2015 and increase spending caps for those two years.\u00a0The agreement restores $63 billion in federal spending authority, offset by $85 billion in cuts to mandatory programs and increases in non-tax revenues.\u00a0The compromise bill provides $23 billion in deficit reduction.\nThe measure also blocks a scheduled 23.7% cut to Medicare reimbursements for physicians set to occur Jan. 1. Congress is expected to consider a permanent \u201cdoc fix\u201d next year.\n\u201cThis budget is not perfect, but it is a step in the right direction. We are finally moving forward, before the eleventh hour, with a bipartisan plan,\u201d said Himes. \u201cI look forward to working with my colleagues on more comprehensive deficit reduction that includes reforming the tax code, fairly reforming our entitlement programs, and retooling our priorities to ensure we are spending on things that matter for the future \u2013like education and transportation\u2014rather than the past.\u201d\n    \n        \n\n            \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  \n   \n  \n      \n    \n  \n    \n      Bridgeport, CT    \n    \n      211 State Street, 2nd Floor        Bridgeport, CT 06604        Phone: (866) 453-0028        Fax: (203) 333-6655        Hours: M - F 9:00 am to 5:00 pm      \n  \n     \t\t\n\n  \n   \n  \n      \n    \n  \n    \n      Stamford, CT    \n    \n      888 Washington Boulevard, 10th Floor        Stamford, CT 06901        Phone: (203) 353-9400        Fax: (203) 333-6655        Hours: M - F 9:00 am to 5:00 pm      \n  \n     \t\t\n\n  \n   \n  \n      \n    \n  \n    \n      Washington, DC    \n    \n      119 Cannon House Office Building        Washington, DC 20515        Phone: (202) 225-5541        Fax: (202) 225-9629        Hours: M - F 9:00 am to 6:00 pm", 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/20140221160227/http://himes.house.gov/press-release/himes-supports-bipartisan-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7515100296586752, "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"}