{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/shutdown-hurts-all-americans", "Shutdown hurts all Americans", "2013-10-08", "2013", "2013-10", "Independent", "Senate", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Shutdown hurts all Americans                                           \n              Oct 8, 2013      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    As your representative, I work to maintain good relationships with Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress in order to get what is best for the people of the Northern Mariana Islands.\u00a0 So, I am not going to lay blame for the ongoing shutdown of the U.S. government.\u00a0 Democrats are willing to accept a spending level for fiscal year 2014 at the level set by the House Republican budget in March.\u00a0 Republicans will not agree to that without cuts or delays in Obamacare.\u00a0 If the people of the Northern Marianas had a vote, I would support funding the government with a short term continuing resolution, giving the leaders of both parties a month or two to come to terms.\u00a0 A shutdown just costs the government money \u2013 the 1996 closure cost over $1 billion \u2013 and hurts the economy.\u00a0 Although some essential services continue, many federal employees are laid off.\u00a0 Unsure if they will be paid, they cut back on spending; and that further damages the economy.\u00a0 For this reason, I have co-sponsored H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, guaranteeing their lost pay, when the shutdown ends.\u00a0 In the meantime, negotiation, respect, and compromise are required, before any more harm comes to the people of the Northern Mariana Islands and America. The Office of Management and Budget has published guidance for how each individual federal department and agency is to manage operations during the shutdown.", 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://sablan.house.gov/press-release/shutdown-hurts-all-americans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8507790043950081, "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"}