{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://adriansmith.house.gov/press-release/smith-votes-prevent-government-shutdown-avoid-default-and-defund-obamacare", "Smith Votes to Prevent Government Shutdown, Avoid Default, and Defund Obamacare", "2013-09-20", "2013", "2013-09", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Adrian Smith", "S001172", "adriansmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of the House Continuing Resolution, which would fund the government through December 15, 2013 at current levels, fully defund the President\u2019s health care law, and prevent default should the United States reach the federal debt limit:\n\u201cToday\u2019s legislation is a responsible first step toward preventing a government shutdown and taking default off the table as Congress and the President address the debt ceiling in the coming weeks.\u00a0 Importantly, our resolution also would fully defund the President\u2019s disastrous health care law, which clearly is not ready to be implemented.\n\u201cAs the legislative process moves forward, I am hopeful we will reach an agreement with the Senate and President.\u00a0 We must keep our options open and prudently pursue policies which benefit the American people.\u201d\nBackground:\nThe House Continuing Resolution (CR) would fund the government at current levels through December 15, 2013.\u00a0 The CR includes the Full Faith and Credit Act, requiring Treasury to make good on public debt payments should the United States reach the debt ceiling.\nThe CR also would permanently and fully defund Obamacare by prohibiting discretionary and mandatory spending, and rescinding all unobligated balances.", 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-votes-prevent-government-shutdown-avoid-default-and-defund-obamacare"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9741741232573986, "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"}