{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://dennisross.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398224", "Ross Statement on Growing National Debt", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Dennis Ross", "R000593", "dennisross.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u201cIn just six years our national debt has nearly doubled to over $18,000,000,000,000.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip and member of the House Committee on Financial Services today released the following statement on our nation\u2019s growing debt.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s tough to bring up the subject of debt around the holiday season. Many families around our country have financial concerns, and are forced to live within their means, while at the same time are being forced to watch this administration relentlessly spend their hard earned tax dollars. Unfortunately, this administration\u2019s spending habits are worsening. As of September of 2008, our national debt was $9.7 trillion. Today, the United States is over $18 trillion in debt meaning in six years our national debt has nearly doubled.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis administration\u2019s relentless spending habits have gotten out of control and are leading America down an unsustainable spending path. We must begin to take control of our nation\u2019s debt by decreasing waste and fraudulent spending at every level of government. I have\u00a0introduced legislation like H.R. 239, the Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act, which would require each agency and department to justify every line item on their budget each year. Debt reduction is crucial and my colleagues and I must work together to ensure tax dollars are better accounted for.\r\n\u201cCongress must responsibly budget tax dollars. My constituents agree that it\u2019s time for Congress to take control of our budget by decreasing spending before we plunge into a fiscal abyss.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\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://dennisross.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398224"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.694585032761097, "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"}