{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2398f0fe-eaf9-4949-a9e5-44f67bdd8368", "Senators Urge Passage of Bipartisan Plan to Open Government and Avoid Default", "2013-10-16", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 16, 2013\n\t\t\t Senators Urge Passage of Bipartisan Plan to Open Government and Avoid Default \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00a0WASHINGTON, DC \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.  \u00a0\r\n\u00a0\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.\u00a0 \u201cThe clock has run out, and it is time for our colleagues in both houses of Congress to adopt this bipartisan agreement.\u201d  \u00a0Below are the members of the bipartisan group:\r\n\u00a0  Republicans\r\n1.\u00a0Susan Collins (ME)  2.\u00a0Lisa Murkowski (AK)  3.\u00a0Kelly Ayotte (NH)  4.\u00a0John McCain (AZ)  5.\u00a0Mike Johanns (NE)  6.\u00a0Mark Kirk (IL)  7.\u00a0Jeff Flake (AZ) Democrats and Independent\r\n1.\u00a0Joe Manchin (WV)  2.\u00a0Mark Pryor (AR)  3.\u00a0Amy Klobuchar (MN)  4.\u00a0Angus King (I-ME) caucuses with Democrats  5.\u00a0Joe Donnelly (IN)  6.\u00a0Heidi Heitkamp (ND)  7.\u00a0Jeanne Shaheen (NH)\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2398f0fe-eaf9-4949-a9e5-44f67bdd8368"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.617700094357133, "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"}