{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://chriscollins.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/collins-votes-to-keep-government-funded-through-september-2015", "Collins Votes to Keep Government Funded Through September 2015", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Chris Collins", "C001092", "chriscollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Chris Collins today released the following statement after passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2015.\n\u201cThis legislation is a tremendous win for Western New York,\u201d said Congressman Collins. \u201cIt holds the line on discretionary spending ensuring continued deficit reduction, while fully funding vital government programs. In politics it is crucial not to let perfect be the enemy of good, and although people on both sides have their concerns, I'm proud of what this accomplishes for Western New York.\u201d\nHere are highlights from the bill that directly affect Western New Yorkers.\n\u00b7 Provides $122 Million for the improvement and expansion of the VA Medical Facility in Canandaigua, N.Y.\n\u00b7 Provides $68 Million for OMEGA at the University of Rochester to expand their nuclear fusion laser lab facility.\n\u00b7 Increases funding for the National Institutes of Health grant programs that help fund research centers like the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.\n\u00b7\u00a0Eliminates funding for the Race to the Top Initiative, reducing the incentive for States to continue the implementation of the Common Core Standards.\n\u00b7 Blocks the EPA from applying the Clean Water Act to certain farm ponds and irrigation ditches.\n\u00b7 Allows more flexibility to school districts implementing new whole grain nutrition standards in school lunches.\n\u00b7 Cuts EPA funding for the fifth consecutive year and brings staffing to the lowest level since 1989.\n\u00b7\u00a0Cuts IRS funding by $345.6 Million and bans the agency from targeting organizations seeking tax-exempt status based on their ideological beliefs.\n\u00b7 Provides $300 Million to improve and restore the Great Lakes. \n\u00b7Increases funding for the Harbor Maintenance Trust fund by $100 Million.", 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://chriscollins.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/collins-votes-to-keep-government-funded-through-september-2015"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8217889592051506, "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"}