{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=04d2f250-2e17-44e9-ad84-50c1dc36cef6", "Crapo, Risch Vote Against Continuing Resolution Spending Bill", "2014-09-18", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Jim Risch", "R000584", "www.risch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch issued the following statements today after voting against final passage of H.J.Res.124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2015:\r\n\u201cFor far too long, Congress has neglected the critical budget and appropriations process, becoming almost solely reliant on irresponsible stop-gap measures,\u201d said Crapo.\u00a0 \u201cWith our national debt exceeding $17 trillion, Congress can no longer shirk its responsibility to make the hard decisions and fulfill this important function of our federal government. \u00a0Allowing funding for federal programs to go unchecked year after year diminishes Congress\u2019 oversight responsibilities and worsens our deteriorating fiscal picture.\u00a0We must take substantive action now to develop a comprehensive strategy to address our fiscal problems, while also meeting federal responsibilities.\u00a0 As a nation, we cannot afford to maintain this dangerous status quo.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\r\n\u201cThis bill spends too much, borrows too much and taxes too much,\u201d said Risch. \u00a0\u201cWe borrow $2.5 billion every day that our children and grandchildren will have to repay.\u00a0 I cannot in good conscience support it without even an attempt to fix the problem.\u201d\r\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://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=04d2f250-2e17-44e9-ad84-50c1dc36cef6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9289262816309929, "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"}