{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-al-green-celebrates-one-year-anniversary-his-mbda-legislation", "Congressman Al Green Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of His MBDA Legislation Being Codified into Law and Meets with Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development", "2022-11-18", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Al Green", "G000553", "algreen.house.gov", "algreen", "https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Houston, TX) \u2014 On Friday, November 18, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:\n\n\u201cI thank Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Don Cravins Jr. for meeting with me this week and for his partnership in advancing minority business initiatives. On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law my legislation, H.R.2689 \u2013 The Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a signature piece of his domestic agenda that made historic investments in America\u2019s roads, bridges, rail, and more. My legislation codified into law the Minority Business Development Agency at the U.S. Department of Commerce after existing via executive order for over 50 years,\u201d Congressman Al Green said. \u201cThe Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021 permanently established the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which is tasked with aiding in the growth and development of minority-owned businesses across our nation. By making the MBDA permanent, the U.S. will now be able to provide increased tangible aid to help minority entrepreneurs overcome historic barriers that have kept them out of business ownership for far too long.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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": ["https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-al-green-celebrates-one-year-anniversary-his-mbda-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0130670852959156, "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"}