{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-responds-rushed-health-care-process-reintroducing-read-bills-resolution/", "Dr. Rand Paul Responds to Rushed Health Care Process by Reintroducing \u2018Read the Bills\u2019 Resolution", "2017-06-21", "2017", "2017-06", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced his \u201cRead the Bills\u201d resolution, which would provide sufficient time for legislation to be thoroughly reviewed. Dr. Paul\u2019s change to Senate rules would require bills, amendments, and conference reports to be filed for 1 day for every 20 pages before they can be considered, while leaving legislators room to act in emergencies.\n\n\u201cLegislation is too often shoved through Congress without proper hearings, amendments, or debate, as the secrecy surrounding the Senate\u2019s health care bill and the pressure to vote for it with little time to fully evaluate the proposal once again remind us,\u201d said Dr. Paul. \u201cIf we are to answer to the American people, it is imperative we pay close attention to the legislation we pass.\n\n\u201cI stand by my pledge to increase transparency and accessibility in the U.S. Senate, and my resolution will give members ample time to read all legislation before they vote.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T21:48:30Z"]], "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.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-responds-rushed-health-care-process-reintroducing-read-bills-resolution/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.928001943975687, "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"}