{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/rep-andy-harris-md-discuss-jobs-health-care-weekly-republican-address", "Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. to Discuss Jobs & Health Care in the Weekly Republican Address", "2013-05-17", "2013", "2013-05", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) will discuss Republicans\u2019 efforts to lower health care costs and promote economic growth when he delivers the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, May 18.\u00a0 On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 45, legislation fully repealing and defunding the president\u2019s health care law, which is raising costs, reducing access to quality care, and making it harder for small businesses to hire.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\u201cThe president\u2019s health care law is already undermining our economy -- employers are cutting workers and cutting hours, costs are going up, and even Democrats are worried the whole thing is headed for a train wreck,\u201d House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said.\u00a0 \u201cA physician and leading voice in Congress for patients and families, Andy Harris has shown outstanding leadership on health care issues, and I look forward to hearing what he has to say in our weekly address.\u201d\n\t\t\tThursday\u2019s vote marked the third time the Republican-led House has voted to fully repeal the president\u2019s health care law since 2011.\u00a0 President Obama has signed several other bills that repeal or defund parts of the law.\n\t\t\t\u201cAs a physician for nearly thirty years who helped mothers and their new babies get through childbirth, I have seen what is good and what is bad about America\u2019s healthcare system, and ObamaCare makes our system worse,\u201d Rep. Harris said.\u00a0 \u201cInstead of lowering costs like Washington Democrats promised, ObamaCare is leading insurance companies all over the country to raise their rates by double and triple digits.\u00a0 Small businesses are having to think long and hard about whether they will cut back worker hours, lay off staff, or quit providing healthcare to their employees. Together we can fix the broken parts of the system by focusing on patient-centered changes to improve the quality and access to care.\u201d\n\t\t\tBefore being elected to Congress in 2010, Congressman Andy Harris spent nearly 30 years as a physician and on the faculty at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0 He also conducted NIH funded research while at Johns Hopkins and is one of the only members of Congress to have done so.\u00a0 During Operation Desert Storm, he served in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps where he cared for members of the military at Bethesda Naval Hospital.\u00a0 Andy and his wife Cookie live in Maryland\u2019s First District, have five children, and one grandchild.\u00a0 He brings his expertise in the medical field to his seat in Congress and position on the Committee on Appropriations.\n\t\t\tThe text and the audio of the Weekly Republican Address will be released Friday afternoon and embargoed until Saturday, May 18 at 6:00 a.m. EST, when it will be available to view and download.", 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://harris.house.gov/press-release/rep-andy-harris-md-discuss-jobs-health-care-weekly-republican-address"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5939089935272932, "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"}