{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=697", "Reps. Arrington and Panetta Request President Biden Designate Supply Chain Czar", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Jodey C. Arrington", "A000375", "arrington.house.gov", "arrington", "https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014 Today, Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) sent a letter to President Biden requesting that he temporarily designate a supply chain coordinator, or \u201cczar,\u201d to address problems that have plagued our supply chain and continue to wreak havoc in certain sectors of the U.S. economy. Establishing a central point of command at the White House on supply chain issues would provide significant relief to critical industries like agriculture, healthcare, and defense.\n\n\u201cThe nationwide supply chain problem is affecting every industry from ag producers to auto-manufacturers and eventually hits the pocketbook of every American,\u201d said Rep. Arrington. \u201cI am proud to join my friend and fellow Ways and Means Member, Jimmy Panetta, in imploring the President to prioritize this particular issue which has proven to be a formidable challenge to our economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cProduct shortages and higher prices need to be addressed with a coordinated, whole of government approach that will provide substantial relief to working families,\u201d said Rep. Panetta. \u201cGetting goods and services to American consumers shouldn\u2019t be a partisan issue, and that\u2019s why we are sending this bipartisan and common-sense letter on an issue that both our constituents care about deeply. While supply chains are improving with the decisive actions of President Biden, a designated coordinator would help to further alleviate the remaining bottlenecks we have at our air, land, and seaports across the country.\u201d\n\nThe letter can be viewed by clicking here.\n\n###\n\nCongressman Jodey Arrington is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving the Nineteenth Congressional District of Texas. He serves as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.", 1, "2026-04-07T12:09:11Z", "2026-06-28T00:49:41Z"]], "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://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=697"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9809822551906109, "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"}