{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/burlison-opens-hearing-state-and-local-natural-gas-bans-increasing-energy", "Burlison Opens Hearing on State and Local Natural Gas Bans Increasing Energy Costs", "2026-09-02", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Eric Burlison", "B001316", "burlison.house.gov", "burlison", "https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today\u2019s hearing titled \u201cNo Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs.\u201d In his statement, Subcommittee Chairman Burlison highlighted how natural gas has remained an affordable and reliable form of energy for American households despite the skyrocketing prices of electricity and other green energy sources, and that bans on natural gas by blue states and cities has made it more difficult for Americans to pay their monthly energy bills and use their appliances of choice. He also underscored that the Trump Administration has worked hard to scale back the burdensome regulations imposed by the Biden Administration that make any aspects of everyday life more expensive and urged the Congress to take action.\n\nWATCH THE REMARKS\n\nBelow are Subcommittee Chairman Burlison\u2019s opening remarks as prepared for delivery:", 1, "2026-09-03T09:29:33Z", "2026-09-03T09:31:32Z"]], "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://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/burlison-opens-hearing-state-and-local-natural-gas-bans-increasing-energy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3413489796221256, "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"}