{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://dankildee.house.gov/congressman-dan-kildee-urges-action-on-flint-before-end-of-114th-congress/", "Congressman Dan Kildee Urges Action on Flint Before End of 114th Congress", "2016-11-30", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Dan Kildee", "K000380", "dankildee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Dan Kildee Urges Action on Flint Before End of 114th Congress \n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 30, 2016\n\t\t\t\t\tCongressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) today spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge Congress to come together in a bipartisan fashion to pass aid for the city of Flint and families affected by the ongoing water crisis.\n\u201cBefore we are Democrats or Republicans, we are Americans. We have a tradition in this country of always coming together for those who are facing a crisis, for those who are in great need. It is incumbent now upon Congress to do the same, to come together to help the people of Flint. I look forward to Democrats and Republicans coming together to do that,\u201d Congressman Kildee said on the House floor.\nA video of Congressman Kildee\u2019s full speech can be viewed here. A transcript of his remarks, as delivered, is below:\n\u201cMy hometown of Flint, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard me talk about this before, continues to suffer in this crisis. 100,000 people, citizens of that city, still cannot drink their water, exposed to high levels of lead. The crisis is far from over.\n\u201cFlint families still do not have access to clean drinking water. They demand \u2013 and we should provide \u2013 a response from every level of government, including the federal government.\n\u201cThat\u2019s why I am pleased and appreciate the fact that Democrats and Republicans, in the House and the Senate, have come together to make a commitment to help the people of Flint. Legislation passed in both bodies provides help for Flint. Well now we have to finish that work before we leave this session.\n\u201cBefore we are Democrats or Republicans, we are Americans. We have a tradition in this country of always coming together for those who are facing a crisis, for those who are in great need. It is incumbent now upon Congress to do the same, to come together to help the people of Flint. I look forward to Democrats and Republicans coming together to do that.\u201d\n###", 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://dankildee.house.gov/congressman-dan-kildee-urges-action-on-flint-before-end-of-114th-congress/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3553269673138857, "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"}