{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pittenger.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pittenger-106000-isnt-the-real-problem", "Pittenger:  "106,000" isn't the real problem", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Robert Pittenger", "P000606", "pittenger.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\u00a0\nNovember 13, 2013\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER: \u00a0MORE AMERICANS LOSE EXISTING COVERAGE THAN SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE \n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) reviewed reports on the number of Americans able to purchase Obamacare during October and issued this statement:\n\u00a0\n\u201cMany in Washington are focused on the fact that only 106,000 Americans purchased Obamacare during October. \u00a0Yet the number of Americans who lost their existing health insurance due to Obamacare is 3.5 million, 33 times greater than the number of Americans able to purchase new coverage.\n\u00a0\n\u201cFor hardworking American families, the real problem isn\u2019t a clunky website, but broken promises from their Commander-in-Chief and a bloated, politically-motivated government takeover that is hurting the economy and their take-home pay.\n\u00a0\n\u201cSadly, more hardworking Americans lost their full-time jobs due to Obamacare than were able to sign up for coverage! \u00a0In June, 240,000 full-time American jobs were lost as employers scrambled to cut hours in an effort to avoid costly Obamacare mandates. \u00a0The United Food and Commercial Workers Union warns Obamacare is destroying the foundation of the 40-hour work week.\n\u00a0\n\u201cThe American people can\u2019t afford Obamacare. \u00a0Now is the time for President Obama to stop playing political games and work with Republicans on common-sense solutions to lower health care costs, protect the vulnerable, and create desperately needed jobs.\u201d\n\u00a0\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://pittenger.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pittenger-106000-isnt-the-real-problem"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4773299917578697, "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"}