{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bacon.house.gov/media/press-releases/bacon-stands-nebraska-ag-no-vote-hr-5038", "Bacon Stands by Nebraska Ag With No Vote on H.R. 5038", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Don Bacon", "B001298", "bacon.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting no on H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, which would establish a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and change the H-2A temporary worker program: \"I heard from Nebraska farmers and ranchers whooverwhelmingly oppose this legislation because it limits wage increases for the next 10 years, restricts the number of visas for 20,000 per year creating a workforce shortfall, and threatens producers' ability to find legal, skilled workers. This bill alsoallows a CAW worker to prematurely leave the agriculture sector once they complete their minimum work requirement, ultimately creating a shortfall of agricultural jobs.Our current H-2A program needs improvements, but this bill is flawed and works against the agriculture sector. Until Congress proposes fairer and more effective legislation that provides real solutions, I cannot vote for this bill.\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": ["https://bacon.house.gov/media/press-releases/bacon-stands-nebraska-ag-no-vote-hr-5038"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9384197182953358, "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"}