{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-hosts-virtual-shutdown-town-hall-with-hundreds-of-new-jerseyans", "Booker Hosts Virtual Shutdown Town Hall With Hundreds of New Jerseyans", "2025-10-10", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "NEWARK, N.J. \u2013 This afternoon, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a virtual town hall with Indivisible One New Jersey (IONJ) where he was joined by New Jerseyans throughout the state, speaking to them about Republicans\u2019 government shutdown and answering their questions about Republicans\u2019 refusal to work with Democrats on a government funding bill that will address the health care crisis Republicans have manufactured.\n\nFrom Senator Booker: \u201cI heard from New Jerseyans up and down our state who are worried about the looming tsunami of higher health care prices, at a time when their costs are going up on everything from groceries to energy. Americans want Republicans to drop the excuses, come to the negotiating table, and work with Democrats to pass a government funding bill that will address the looming tsunami of higher health care prices and get our government open. Working families in New Jersey should not be forced to choose between bankruptcy or their medicines, but that is the health care crisis Republicans have manufactured with their government shutdown. I made clear to the New Jerseyans I spoke with that I will continue to stand up for the people of our state and demand a resolution to the shutdown that addresses their spiking health care costs, no matter how long or how tough the fight.\u201d\n\n\"Indivisible One New Jersey (IONJ), the statewide network of New Jersey\u2019s Indivisible groups, appreciates Senator Cory Booker for sharing his time with us, and for his commitment to an open dialogue with the grassroots. As Indivisible Co-Executive Director Ezra Levin said, \u2018Republicans are in charge. They have the trifecta. And they\u2019re the ones refusing to govern. Democrats \u2013 keep holding the line. The GOP is trying to run out the clock, but patience and persistence are on your side.\u2019 We commend Senator Booker\u2019s steadfast opposition to this appalling overreach, and we strongly support his continued criticism and resolution,\" said IONJ Steering Committee.\n\nBACKGROUND: TRUMP & GOP SEEK TO UNDERMINE NEW JERSEY FAMILIES\u2019 HEALTH CARE", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-hosts-virtual-shutdown-town-hall-with-hundreds-of-new-jerseyans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9268398862332106, "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"}