{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://simpson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=352206", "Simpson\u2019s Bill to Reopen National Parks Passes House", "2013-10-02", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Mike Simpson", "S001148", "simpson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Open Our Nation\u2019s Parks and Museums Act would immediately reopen parks, museums while budget impasse is resolved\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      \u00a0Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson authored language passed by the House of Representatives today to keep the National Parks opened while Congress works to pass an overall budget.\u00a0 The measure, which failed under a required two-thirds vote last night after Democrats opposed it, would provide immediate funding at current sequestered levels for National Park Service operations and for the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Holocaust Museum.\u00a0 Today the House passed H.J.Res. 70, the Open Our Nation\u2019s Parks and Museums Act, by a vote of 252-173.\r\nTo watch Congressman Simpson's floor speech visit his YouTube page. \u201cWith each passing day, we hear of more and more impacts resulting from Congress\u2019s inability to pass a budget,\u201d said Simpson.\u00a0 \u201cWhile we work to break through this budget impasse, let\u2019s at least take steps to reduce the impact on those who have planned to visit our national parks and museums.\u00a0 This is a common sense measure that should receive bipartisan support, and I\u2019m disappointed that my Democratic colleagues have chosen instead to keep these national treasures closed to the public.\u201d\r\nSimpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, oversees the budget for the National Park Service, the Smithsonian, national museums\u00a0and the U.S. Holocaust Museum.\u00a0 Simpson reiterated the need to find an overall solution to the current budget stalemate.\u00a0 \u201cFailing to fund day-to-day government operations is an abdication of Congress\u2019s constitutional responsibility, and I urge the Senate to begin negotiating with the House to get our government back up and running.\u201d H.J.Res. 70 now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration.", 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://simpson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=352206"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9043850004673004, "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"}