{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1569", "Grijalva Statement on End of Government Shutdown: \"Let's Get Serious About Creating Jobs, End Government Through Blackmail\"", "2013-10-17", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u2013 Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva today released the following statement on the end of the government shutdown.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cLast night I voted with the majority of my colleagues to pay our bills, open our government and avoid a first-ever national default.\u00a0My highest priority is protecting the people of Southern Arizona, and this deal was the best way to stop the economic damage they\u2019ve suffered. Closing Saguaro National Park, the Grand Canyon and the rest of our economic magnets and expecting small businesses to suck it up is not a serious way to govern, and it had to end.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThere were principles at stake during this shutdown that shouldn\u2019t be forgotten now that it\u2019s over. Federal government workers provide vital services to the country, and they should never again be used as a bargaining chip. Neither should the livelihoods of the many business owners who depend on public lands, federal services or other factors that were impacted during the shutdown. This will have ripple effects for a long time to come. Not everybody\u2019s life gets to go back to normal today.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cUnfortunately, last night\u2019s deal funds the government at too low a level to sustain an economic recovery. Since 2010, Congress has enacted $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction measures, largely at the expense of working people and retirees.\u00a0Extending these cuts much further could cost the economy as many as 1.6 million jobs in 2014 and will set back education, infrastructure and other national priorities for years.\u00a0We have to change course, and quickly.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe House Republican majority has made it clear that it\u2019s not finished making unpopular demands. I expect to hear shortly that we have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaidbenefits or risk immediate collapse. We can\u2019t keep dancing this same dance. Let\u2019s get serious about creating jobs and doing what works. We\u2019ve tried things the Republican way. We just saw what that looks like.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cDemocrats have already made huge budget concessions. Locking in sequester-level budgeting any longer will cost us too much revenue and not create nearly enough jobs. It will do nothing to make our tax code more fair. As the next round of negotiations moves forward, I\u2019ll continue to stand for what\u2019s best for my constituents and to stand with the American people who oppose government through blackmail.\u201d", 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://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1569"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8737551979720592, "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"}