{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://lamarsmith.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/smith-statement-on-budget-vote", "Smith Statement on Budget Vote", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Lamar Smith", "S000583", "lamarsmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) issued the below statement following today\u2019s House vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59). The budget passed by a vote of 332-94.\nRepresentative Smith: \u201cI supported the congressional budget agreement for a number of reasons.\u00a0 First, it reduces the deficit by $23 billion more over the next 10 years than current law. (Current law is the Budget Control Act known as sequestration.)\u00a0 The budget provides $33 billion more for defense over the next two years, which will help San Antonio\u2019s military installations and the thousands of men and women who serve our country.\n\u201cThe budget also increases the contributions of federal employees to their pension plans and so reduces the cost of federal pensions to American taxpayers.\u00a0 The budget reduces the deficit and helps our military personnel without increasing taxes.\n\u201cPassing the budget allows Congress and the American people to now focus on the flaws of Obamacare and the President\u2019s dismal record on the deficit. Under President Obama, the national debt has increased 50%--$6 trillion.\u00a0\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to take a new President and a Republican-controlled Senate to seriously tackle our nation\u2019s debt. Under a Republican-controlled Senate, Congress could overturn Obamacare, enact a real budget that reduces federal spending, and take meaningful steps toward deficit reduction that secure our nation\u2019s financial future.\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://lamarsmith.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/smith-statement-on-budget-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2578361202031374, "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"}