{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/majority-leader-mcconnell-speaker-ryan-release-statement-recognizing-senator-collins%E2%80%99", "Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan Release Statement Recognizing Senator Collins Effort to Prevent $25 Billion Cut to Medicare", "2017-12-22", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Susan Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Newsroom \n                \n    \n    \n      \n      \n  \n        \n                         Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan Release Statement Recognizing Senator Collins Effort to Prevent $25 Billion Cut to Medicare \n                   \n      \n                              \n  \n    \n        \n      Posted Thu, 12/21/2017 - 19:29    \n    \n    \n    \n  Washington, D.C.Following the passage of a continuing resolution that includes a provision preventing an automatic cut to Medicare, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a statement recognizing Senator Collins efforts to ensure this $25 billion reduction did not go into effect.\nSenator Collins was clear throughout that we can never allow these arbitrary cuts to take place. This was a commitment made, and a commitment kept, said Majority Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan.\nIn November, Senator Collins wrote to Majority Leader McConnell to express her concern that Medicare could face an automatic four percent, or $25 billion, cut to Medicare as a result of the Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO).\nIn response, Majority Leader McConnell promised in writing to preventing this automatic cut, a pledge that was joined by Speaker Ryan. That commitment was filled by the passage of the continuing resolution this evening.", 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.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/majority-leader-mcconnell-speaker-ryan-release-statement-recognizing-senator-collins%E2%80%99"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8855711203068495, "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"}