{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-statement-on-vote-to-keep-government-open-protect-new-jerseyans-health-care", "Booker Statement on Vote to Keep Government Open, Protect New Jerseyans Health Care", "2025-09-19", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after voting to advance a short-term CR that would protect New Jerseyans health care:\n\n\u201cToday, Democrats put forward a short-term government funding bill that would begin to address the damage Trump's failed policies have inflicted on hardworking Americans, who have become poorer and sicker under this administration's failed leadership.\n\n\u201cI voted to preserve Americans\u2019 access to high-quality, affordable health care, keep our government open, lower costs, and stand up for the people of New Jersey.\n\n\u201cBy voting against this bill, Senate Republicans have once again failed to address Americans\u2019 most urgent concerns - from access to health care to higher prices on everything from groceries to back-to-school supplies. Americans are fed up with their tax dollars being used to give more handouts to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest few, but Republicans once again chose partisanship over American families and have driven us one step closer to a government shutdown in the process.\n\n\u201cRepublicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House. If they want to earn my vote, they cannot continue to put forward proposals that continue to raise our costs, jeopardize our health care, and hurt the people of my state.\u201d\n\nSee also:\n\nNBC Meet the Press: Cory Booker Will Stand for Americans in the Face of a Government Shutdown\n\nNJ Spotlight News: Rising cost of living worries residents \u2014 and Booker\n\nThe Bergen Record: As cost of back-to-school items rises, NJ's Cory Booker vows tough stance on spending bill\n\nNew Jersey Globe: With shutdown looming, Kim, Booker say they\u2019re willing to block Republican funding bill.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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-statement-on-vote-to-keep-government-open-protect-new-jerseyans-health-care"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6739480886608362, "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"}