{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-offers-amendment-reduce-sec-chairman-salary-1", "Rep. Burchett offers amendment to reduce SEC Chairman salary to $1", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Tim Burchett", "B001309", "burchett.house.gov", "burchett", "https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C., (November 8, 2023) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) offered an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act which would reduce the salary of Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to $1. The amendment did not pass the House.\n\nIn his remarks on the House floor, Rep. Burchett said, \u201cRather than implementing his rules to protect and grow investors, which he is supposed to do, Mr. Speaker, Gensler is focused on catering to the left-wing mob. He is forcing companies to prioritize Green New Deal-style climate initiatives and diversity quotas over the interests of investors.\u201d\n\nRepublicans and Democrats have both previously expressed concerns regarding Gensler implementing new rules without allowing adequate time for public comment.\n\nMany of these new rules have focused on forcing companies to comply with more Equity, Social, Governance (ESG) policies and increasing reporting requirements for racial and gender demographics in the name of prioritizing diversity quotas over the interests of investors.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-offers-amendment-reduce-sec-chairman-salary-1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7465928792953491, "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"}