{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-and-burrs-able-act-passes-house", "Casey and Burr’s ABLE Act Passes House", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Bob Casey", "C001070", "www.casey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC- U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) released statements following the House\u2019s bipartisan vote in favor of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The bill will allow families who have a child with a disability to save for their long-term care through 529-style savings accounts.\r\nSenator Casey: \u201cThe ABLE Act has never been closer to getting to the President\u2019s desk and I\u2019m increasingly hopeful we\u2019ll get it there during this session. From the beginning the power of these families who want to save for their loved ones\u2019 long term care has propelled the ABLE Act forward. It\u2019s now time for the Senate to take this legislation up and provide families who have a child with a disability the added security they need.\u201d\r\nSenator Burr: \u201cI am incredibly pleased that the House passed the ABLE Act this evening.\u00a0 Families of individuals with disabilities often face overwhelming financial burdens associated with the expensive costs of healthcare, education, housing and transportation,\u201d Burr said.\u00a0 \u201cThe ABLE Act will make it easier for parents of disabled individuals to invest in their child\u2019s future, thereby opening the door to a world of opportunities. I am confident the Senate will swiftly pass the ABLE Act\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\r\n\t\t\t\t\tJohn Rizzo (Casey) 202-228-6367 Rachel Hicks (Burr) 202-228-1616", 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://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-and-burrs-able-act-passes-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2744879350066185, "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"}