{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-statement-house-vote-pass-continuing-resolution", "Tipton Statement on House Vote to Pass a Continuing Resolution", "2013-09-20", "2013", "2013-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2013Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement today following the vote in the House to pass Continuing Resolution (CR) H.J. Res. 59:\n\t\u201cThis week\u2019s long-term budget outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office clearly shows that ever-increasing government spending, not a lack of revenue, is growing our national debt, and Obamacare continues to play a major role in adding to that spending. In addition to adding to the national debt, Obamacare is increasing health care costs, costing families their employer-based coverage, and restricting access to health care\u2014it has become so bad that even big labor unions have come out against Obamacare. Plain and simple, Obamacare fails to deliver on its promise to deliver affordable health care and access to care. Americans deserve better, which is why I believe Obamacare needs to be repealed and replaced with a health care plan that provides affordable, quality care for all Americans without breaking the bank.\n\t\u201cToday we voted to send a CR to the Senate that continues to keep the government running with the Budget Control Act spending reforms in place while providing no funding for Obamacare.\n\t\u201cUltimately, I believe that the most effective way to stop Obamacare and provide relief for all Americans from this bad law is through full repeal or a universal delay. While not including funding in the CR for Obamacare impacts some funding for the law, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report, because the vast majority of the law is funded through mandatory spending and much of those funds have already been spent, \u201csubstantial\u201d Obamacare implementation would continue even without funding from the CR\u2014subsidies for health coverage in the exchanges would continue, the exchanges would remain intact, taxes and penalties remain, and the individual mandate would continue. When they passed Obamacare, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi made sure that the spending mechanism to fund it was mandatory, just like Medicare. The fact is that until Obamacare is repealed or universally delayed, the vast majority of the law remains intact, funded and operational.\n\t\u201cI\u2019m committed to voting to stop Obamacare any way I can, and replacing it with a patient-centered solution. Today\u2019s CR, if passed by the Senate, would help toward that goal.\u00a0 There\u2019s no question that the House wants this law repealed and replaced\u2014we\u2019ve voted more than 40 times to that effect.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s up to the Senate. Now we have to let the legislative process work and give the Senate the opportunity to do its part to help stop Obamacare. Today\u2019s vote in the House provides that opportunity.\u201d\nRead the full CRS report on the Potential Effects of a Government Shutdown on the Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or a summary here. A CBO breakdown of mandatory vs. discretionary spending in Obamacare is available 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://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-statement-house-vote-pass-continuing-resolution"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6806980818510056, "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"}