{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398561", "Upton Statement on Passage of Omnibus", "2015-12-18", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Fred Upton", "U000031", "upton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, released the following statement upon passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. \r\nIm pleased we were able to come together in a bipartisan manner to get this done, said Upton. While never perfect, at the end of the day this agreement is a win for jobs and our economy here in Southwest Michigan and across the country. We were able to advance common-sense solutions on a host of fronts; including securing a $2 billion infusion for the National Institutes of Health which adds momentum to our 21st Century Cures initiative, and getting the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative fully funded  which marks a major victory for our region. I look forward to 2016 when, under Speaker Paul Ryans leadership, we will return to a more customary, open appropriations process that gets our fiscal house in order. \r\nBACKGROUND: The omnibus advances several priorities that will benefit Southwest Michigan families and businesses including increased investments in Alzheimers research, repealing Country of Origin (COOL) requirements, repealing the governments 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil, and increasing military spending and tightening security requirements under the nations Visa Waiver Program.", 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://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398561"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8210018277168274, "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"}