{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-4", "2012-12-31", 112, 2, null, null, "FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H7477", "H7477", "[{\"name\": \"John A. Yarmuth\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "158 Cong. Rec. H7477", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]\n[House]\n[Page H7477]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                         FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE\n\n  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for\n1 minute.)\n  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, the American people are looking at\nCongress with disdain--and rightfully so. With the deadline on the\nfiscal cliff only hours away, we have failed to reach a reasonable\ncompromise to move the economy forward and ward off painful tax hikes\non the middle class.\n  The majority of Americans have sent us a clear message of what they\nwant--a fair tax system, an economy that works for everyone, and a\nstrong social safety net. These are classic American values, and\nthroughout our history Members of both parties have made compromises in\norder to protect them. Those compromises reflect not just the will of\nthe people but the way normal people do business.\n  Every day of their lives American workers solve problems and\ncollaborate with their coworkers to meet objectives. They don't get to\nwait until after the deadline passes to get the job done; if they do,\nthey lose their jobs. The American people can't just go home if they\ndon't get their way. And yet that's exactly what House Republican\nleadership did earlier this month. I hope it's not what they plan to do\nagain this week.\n  Madam Speaker, if my colleagues don't wake up and respond to what the\nAmerican people want, they will be the ones to ultimately lose their\njobs--and rightfully so.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 52.263867924921215, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}