{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140920191622/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=815", "Reps. Butterfield, Johnson Launch New State Medicaid Expansion Caucus", "2014-07-23", "2014", "2014-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Congressmen, colleagues to raise awareness on the budgetary, economic, health and moral reasons for states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act\n\n\t\u00a0\n\n\tWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Hank Johnson (D-GA), along with more than 30 House colleagues, announced the formation of the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus during a press conference earlier today.\u00a0 Although the caucus will work to amplify all Medicaid-related issues, they will emphasize the need for recalcitrant states to expand Medicaid via floor speeches, op-eds, social media posts, briefings and events.\n\n\t\u201cExpanding Medicaid will ensure access to health care for millions of low-income Americans, said Johnson.\u00a0 \u201cIt will bring the security of health insurance to working people who are struggling to make ends meet.\u00a0 But it will also bring billions of dollars into each states economy as people go to work providing care and beneficiaries see improved health outcomes.\u00a0 The people who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are no less deserving of health care than anyone else.\u201d\n\n\t\u201cTwenty four states\u2019 decision to not accept billions of dollars in federal support defies logic and will prove catastrophic for the very people the Medicaid program is intended to help,\u201d Butterfield said.\u00a0 \u201cThe public is demanding action in states that have not expanded and members of the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus are tired of inaction.\u00a0 We will continue to press this issue until all 50 states have expanded Medicaid.\u201d\n\n\tThe members were joined by representatives from healthcare advocacy groups, including: Families USA; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Coalition on Human Needs; the Catholic Health Association of the United States; and the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.\n\n\tVisit here to learn more about the new State Medicaid Expansion Caucus.\u00a0 To view Congressman Butterfield\u2019s floor speech announcing its launch click here.\n\n\t\u00a0\n\n\t###", 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/20140920191622/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=815"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4187009073793888, "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"}