{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://adriansmith.house.gov/press-release/smith-calls-negotiations", "Smith Calls for Negotiations", "2013-10-08", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Adrian Smith", "S001172", "adriansmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement regarding the government shutdown and President Obama\u2019s remarks today:\n\u201cMore than a week after the government shutdown began, President Obama and Senator Reid still refuse to negotiate with Republicans.\u00a0 Finding a solution will not be easy, but it will be impossible as long as only one side is willing to talk.\u201d\nBackground:\nIn the absence of an agreement on a full Continuing Resolution, the House has passed several bills which would fund and reopen government priorities including:\n \npediatric cancer research,\nveterans benefits,\nthe National Guard and Army Reserve,\ndisaster relief,\nbackpay for furloughed federal employees,\nfood inspections,\nnutrition assistance for low income women and children,\nheadstart programs, and\nnational parks, memorials, and monuments.\n \nThese bills were passed with both Republican and Democrat votes in the House, and have not been considered by the U.S. Senate.", 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": ["http://adriansmith.house.gov/press-release/smith-calls-negotiations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.752639189362526, "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"}