{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-backs-republican-legislation-to-pay-capitol-police-officers-during-schumer-shutdown/", "Cassidy Backs Republican Legislation to Pay Capitol Police Officers During Schumer Shutdown", "2025-10-30", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) co-sponsored the Pay Our Capitol Police Act to ensure members of the United States Capitol Police, their civilian staff, and essential contractors continue to receive pay during a government shutdown.\n\n\u201cCapitol Police is showing up every day to protect folks like Chuck Schumer who keep voting against paying them. That\u2019s dedication to our country. They deserve a lot of credit\u2014and more importantly, a paycheck,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy.\n\nCassidy was joined by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in supporting the bill.\n\nThe Pay Our Capitol Police Act provides:\n\nContinuing appropriations to pay members of the Capitol Police performing active service.\n\nPay for civilian employees and contractors who directly support Capitol Police operations.\n\nAutomatic coverage during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect, retroactive to Oct. 1, 2025.\n\nThe bill is effective immediately upon enactment and remains in place until the passage of the next appropriations legislation or Sept. 30, 2026.\n\n###", 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.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-backs-republican-legislation-to-pay-capitol-police-officers-during-schumer-shutdown/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6075358726084232, "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"}