{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-urge-passage-of-bipartisan-plan-to-open-government-and-avoid-default", "Senators Urge Passage of Bipartisan Plan to Open Government and Avoid Default", "2013-10-16", "2013", "2013-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senators Urge Passage of Bipartisan Plan to Open Government and Avoid Default\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, October 16, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 A bipartisan group of United States Senators is urging Congressional approval of a bipartisan Reid-McConnell agreement to reopen the federal government and avoid a default on the national debt.\u00a0 The group of fourteen senators\u2014seven Republicans, six Democrats, and one Independent\u2014 have been negotiating a compromise plan to reopen government, avert the default, and restart budget negotiations on a long-term fiscal plan to deal with our nation\u2019s unsustainable debt, among other provisions.\r\n\u201cWe are pleased that elements of our plan have been incorporated into the Senate leaders\u2019 plan,\u201d the Senators said in a joint statement. \u201cThe clock has run out, and it is time for our colleagues in both houses of Congress to adopt this bipartisan agreement.\u201d\r\nBelow are the members of the bipartisan group:\u00a0\r\nRepublicans\r\n \r\nSusan Collins (ME)\r\nLisa Murkowski (AK)\r\nKelly Ayotte (NH)\r\nJohn McCain (AZ)\r\nMike Johanns (NE)\r\nMark Kirk (IL)\r\nJeff Flake (AZ) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\r\n \r\nDemocrats and Independent\r\n \r\nJoe Manchin (WV)\r\nMark Pryor (AR)\r\nAmy Klobuchar (MN)\r\nAngus King (I-ME) caucuses with Democrats\r\nJoe Donnelly (IN)\r\nHeidi Heitkamp (ND)\r\nJeanne Shaheen (NH)\r\n \r\n###", 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/senators-urge-passage-of-bipartisan-plan-to-open-government-and-avoid-default"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9734546765685081, "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"}