{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://duffy.house.gov/press-release/duffy-5-wisconsin-congressmen-to-sebelius-extend-hirsp-federal-plan", "Duffy & 5 Wisconsin Congressmen to Sebelius, \"Extend HIRSP Federal Plan\"", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Sean Duffy", "D000614", "duffy.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\"Not offering this extension nationwide could leave some of our poorest and most medically vulnerable Americans without\u00a0coverage.\u201d Washington D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy,\u00a0with a bipartisan group of Wisconsin Congressmen,\u00a0asked United States Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to extend the federal Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) through March 31, 2014. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker\u00a0signed legislation on\u00a0Friday to extend current coverage for Wisconsin citizens under several medical assistance programs, including HIRSP, through March 31, 2014 citing the failed rollout of Obamacare. The group of Federal lawmakers pleaded with the Secretary to offer all Americans with pre-existing and, in some cases, life threatening conditions to be afforded the same courtesy.\u00a0Rep. Duffy\u00a0offered the following comments: \"Not offering this extension nationwide could leave some of our poorest and most medically vulnerable Americans without coverage. These individuals should not lose their healthcare coverage due to technical difficulties. This Administration is delaying multiple pieces of its signature legislation on an almost daily basis because it is politically convenient for them. It is our hope that the Secretary will also offer an\u00a0extension to the numerous Americans who have had their lives inconvenienced by this ill-conceived law.\"\u00a0 Rep. Duffy was joined on the letter by Representatives\u00a0Paul Ryan (WI-01),\u00a0Ron Kind (WI-03), \u00a0Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05),\u00a0Tom Petri (WI-06) and Reid Ribble (WI-08) Full text of letter to Sec. Kathleen Sebelius:", 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://duffy.house.gov/press-release/duffy-5-wisconsin-congressmen-to-sebelius-extend-hirsp-federal-plan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8274672329425812, "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"}