{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364300", "Womack Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Steve Womack", "W000809", "womack.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Womack Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington, D.C.,\r\n        December 12, 2013\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      The House today voted on the Bipartisan Budget Act.\u00a0 After passage, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement:\r\n\u201cTo not vote for this bill would have been the easy decision, but I made a vow to my constituents to work with my colleagues in the House and the Senate to address America\u2019s spending problem, a problem which is driven by our mandatory spending.\u00a0 And while certainly not perfect, the Bipartisan Budget Act takes an important step in that direction.\u00a0 In addition to delivering greater deficit reduction without increasing taxes, this agreement moves us away from governing by crisis, provides much-needed certainty, and, more importantly, gets us back to regular order.\u201d\r\n###\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364300"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1084370780736208, "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"}