{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/letter-sent-president-barack-obama-today-three-members-republican-study-committee-who", "RSC Members request meeting with President Obama to discuss health care alternative", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RSC Members request meeting with President Obama to discuss health care alternative\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 In a letter sent to President Barack Obama today, three Members of the Republican Study Committee who helped craft the RSC\u2019s American Health Care Reform Act requested a meeting to discuss a better way to health care reform. The letter was signed by RSC Chairman Steve Scalise, Congressman Phil Roe and Congressman Marsha Blackburn.\nThe letter comes in response to President Obama\u2019s statement earlier this month that \u201cthe only alternative that Obamacare\u2019s critics have is, well, let\u2019s just go back to the status quo \u2013 because they sure haven\u2019t presented an alternative.\u201d\n\u00a0\u201cThe American Health Care Reform Act currently has 117 cosponsors \u2013 a number that grows every day,\u201d the Members write in the letter.\u00a0 \u201cOur legislation is anything but the status quo \u2013 it is a pragmatic, practical, and portable free-market alternative to the current health care system.\u00a0 In addition to the American Health Care Reform Act, Members of the RSC have introduced more than 200 health care related bills this Congress.\u00a0 As a caucus, we are dedicated to improving access to health care for all Americans.\u00a0 We welcome the opportunity to share these ideas with you.\u201d\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.", 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://scalise.house.gov/press-release/letter-sent-president-barack-obama-today-three-members-republican-study-committee-who"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9908159263432026, "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"}