{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-portland-king-speaks-at-protect-our-care-rally", "In Portland, King Speaks at \u2018Protect Our Care\u2019 Rally", "2018-09-24", "2018", "2018-09", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PORTLAND, ME\r\n Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) spoke at the Protect Our Care'\r\nBus Tour event at Portland's City Hall in defense of the Affordable Care Act.\r\nProtect Our Care is a group of healthcare activists that are currently\r\ntraveling the country via bus to share stories, testimonies and represent\r\nAmericans whose health is being put at risk by continued attacks on the\r\nAffordable Care Act. In addition to Senator King, attendees included\r\nRepresentative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), people who suffer from pre-existing\r\nconditions, healthcare providers, seniors, local elected officials, people with\r\ndisabilities and others. During their 48 stop, country-wide tour, the Protect\r\nOur Care activists work to bring humanity to the policy decisions of the\r\nadministration, which could potentially result in millions of Americans losing\r\ntheir health care coverage.  Healthcare is\r\nnot a privilege that can be revoked from those who are too poor or too sick \r\nit is a prerequisite for Americans seeking to live happy, healthy and productive\r\nlives, said Senator King. This isn't a radical idea  it's a\r\ncompassionate one. Maine people, and people across the country, should not be\r\ndenied access to the medical care they need. In response to those who would\r\nrevoke this care from millions of Americans, those of us who care about\r\ndefending healthcare access need to speak up. All those involved in the Protect\r\nOur Care Bus Tour are leading the charge in this fight, and I'm proud to stand\r\nalongside them to defend the health insurance of Maine people.", 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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-portland-king-speaks-at-protect-our-care-rally"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.70088279992342, "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"}