{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://shimkus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/shimkus-wants-you-to-keep-your-health-plan", "Shimkus Wants You to Keep Your Health Plan", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "IL", "John Shimkus", "S000364", "shimkus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC -\u00a0Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) has heard the stories of many people across the 15th Congressional District who have lost their current health insurance or have seen their premiums skyrocket due to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).\u00a0\nFriday, the House passed the Keep Your Health Plan Act (HR 3350) in an attempt to counter the President\u2019s false claims that you could keep your plan if you liked it.\u00a0 The President has since acknowledged that his statements were inaccurate and has proposed more changes to the law bypassing Congressional approval.\n\u201cThe President attempted to preempt action on HR 3350 by issuing even more exemptions to Obamacare, but another regulatory change is not sufficient to solve the problems created by the new healthcare law,\u201d Shimkus said. \u201cWe need the certainty of legislation passed by Congress.\u201d\nThe Keep Your Health Plan Act would allow plans currently available on the individual market to continue next year, providing Americans the opportunity to enroll in them without penalty. Despite the President's promise, millions of Americans have been told they are losing their healthcare plans and access to their doctors because of Obamacare. The Keep Your Health Plan Act aims to remove the resulting anxiety and provide choices to the American people.\n\u201cOne of the main reasons I supported this legislation was because of hearing numerous stories from constituents of mine and Americans across the country who have lost their coverage they liked as a direct result of Obamacare,\u201d Shimkus added. \u201cMany have shared their experiences online at www.gop.gov/yourstory. I invite anyone else with a notable story to do the same.\u201d\nWith 39 Democrats joining the majority, the legislation passed 261-157 and now moves to the Senate.\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://shimkus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/shimkus-wants-you-to-keep-your-health-plan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5246779657900333, "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"}