{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-time-for-certainty-from-washington", "Brooks: Time for Certainty from Washington", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Susan Brooks", "B001284", "susanwbrooks.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN5) released the following statement after voting in favor of House Joint Resolution 59, the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal: \u201cTime and again, 5th District constituents have told me the political uncertainty coming from Washington makes planning for their own futures increasingly difficult. It\u2019s hard to plan on expanding your business, buying a new home or heading off to college when our government can\u2019t get its fiscal house in order. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for Congress to reach a budget deal that provides much needed stability for businesses and families trying to improve their standing in a tough economy. This bill cuts $23 billion from our deficit, protects our military members and does not raise taxes. It also ends the threat of another government shutdown. There is much more work to be done to put America on a path to fiscal solvency, but today\u2019s vote is an important step in the right direction.\u201d\nThe deal finds common sense spending reforms to replace sequestration cuts while still reducing the deficit by an additional $23 billion. Specifically, it prevents an additional $22 billion in cuts to our national defense efforts. The deal is $78 billion below where government spending was when Republicans took back the majority in the House in 2010 and $191 billion below where President Obama anticipated discretionary spending to be in his original budget.", 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://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-time-for-certainty-from-washington"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4691310934722424, "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"}