{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/what%E2%80%99s-omnibus", "Whats In The Omnibus?", "2015-12-17", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Whats In The Omnibus?                     Big Wins For National Security, Energy, And Protecting Americans From ObamaCare                      \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n          \n  \n    \n    \n    The House is set to vote on a federal funding bill tomorrow that advances several bold, conservative priorities. The full text of the bill can be read here. Below are three highlights in the bill that advance meaningful solutions through bipartisan cooperation:\n1. Bolsters national security.Several provisions within thebill will help keep Americans safe and enhance our national security. At a time when threats are expanding and intensifying around the globe, we need to ensure our military and intelligence communities havethefunds necessary to ensure our security at home.\nWins:\n Fully funds defense, pays our troops, and provides the resources and equipment our military needs to strengthen and protect our national security\nFunds critical programs to support the Iron Dome, Ukraines efforts to protect themselvesfrom Russian aggression, and counterterrorism programs for regional allies like Jordan\nFunds effortstocombat ISIL, support operations in Afghanistan, and increase intelligence and surveillance capabilities\nProhibits closure of our terrorist detention facility atGuantanamo Bay and prevents transfer ofdetainees into the U.S.\nIncreases funds for veterans by9.8% above FY15 to support health care, job training, and reducing the claims backlog at the VA\n 2. Lifts the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports. America is the only country in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our own crude oil, and its time we got rid of this obsolete, job-killing barrier once and for all. In fact, weve lost80,000U.S. jobs because oil producers have been forced to scale back their rigs by nearly60percent. When we lift the ban, U.S. producers would generate more than1 millionbarrels daily, which means more American jobs and greater economic competitiveness in the global marketplace.As House Majority Whip, Scalise has used his seat at the Leadership table to build the legislative coalition that created such strong support from both Republicans and Democrats.\nWins:\n Creates more than 5,000 jobs in Louisiana and nearly 1 million jobs across the country\nAdds nearly $300 million to our states economy and $170 billion annually to our national GDP\nShifts energy dependence of emerging democracies away from bad actors like Russia and Iran\nAccording to the Government Accountability Office, consumer gas prices here at homecould drop as much as13cents per gallon so families can save more at the pump.\n 3. Prevents a taxpayer bailout of ObamaCares risk corridors program. This prevents the unnecessary ObamaCare tax burdens being heaped upon hardworking Americans.\nWins:\n Stops the taxpayer bailout of insurance companies through the Obamacare risk corridor program\nDelays for two years the poorly designed ObamaCare Cadillac taxa 40 percent excise tax on high cost employer health plans\nPuts a one year moratorium on the Health Insurance Tax that drives up health care premiums and acts as a tax on small businesses\nCuts funding by $15 million for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which will act as a de facto rationing body by cutting certain providers and effectively stopping access to care\nBlocks the Public Health and Prevention Fund from being used as an ObamaCare slush fund\nRequires the Inspectors General at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department to issue a report on improper payments of ObamaCares tax subsidies", 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/what%E2%80%99s-omnibus"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.635584980249405, "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"}