{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-votes-for-bipartisan-bill-to-keep-government-open", "MURPHY VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN", "2016-12-09", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Christopher Murphy", "M001169", "www.murphy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "MURPHY VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 9, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON\u2014 U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Friday after voting for the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, 2017:\r\n\u201cPeople are sick of government business as usual. That\u2019s why it makes no sense to me that \u2013 time and time again \u2013 Congress reverts to patchwork funding bills that rubber stamp spending that isn\u2019t working. It\u2019s time for Congress to get back to passing responsible, long-term budgets. That was my priority in the Appropriations Committee this year, and I\u2019m disheartened that once again, we\u2019re kicking the can down the road.\u00a0\r\n\u201cBut Connecticut deserves better than a government shutdown, and that\u2019s why I voted for this short-term funding bill. I worked hard to make sure this bill includes important funding for Connecticut, including $500 million to combat the heroin epidemic and critical support for submarine production and our defense manufacturing jobs, but averting a crisis at the last minute can\u2019t be our standard of success. Let\u2019s gets back in the business of responsibly funding our government and improving the lives of the people we have the honor of serving.\u201d", 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.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-votes-for-bipartisan-bill-to-keep-government-open"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6989371031522751, "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"}