{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases/bynum-successfully-defends-community-engagement-detroit-lake-drawdown-proposal", "Bynum Successfully Defends Community Engagement on Detroit Lake Drawdown Proposal", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Janelle S. Bynum", "B001326", "bynum.house.gov", "bynum", "https://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 On December 1st, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in requesting additional time for community engagement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed drawdown of Detroit Lake.\n\nEarlier this week, on December 10th, USACE announced that it would be extending the comment period until January 13, 2026 for the project\u2019s draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Rep. Bynum\u2019s successful advocacy will allow her constituents in impacted communities additional time to robustly engage with this drawdown proposal. In their letter, the Members expressed concern that the overlaps of the comment period with the holidays would inhibit engagement.\n\n\u201cWhen a proposal as impactful as the Detroit Lake drawdown is being evaluated, community input is critical,\u201d said Rep. Bynum. \u201cThe original comment window \u2013 and its overlap with the holiday season \u2013 left people without enough time to meaningfully engage on the issue. I\u2019m proud and encouraged that our efforts will allow communities around Detroit Lake the time they need to make their voices heard.\u201d\n\nFor reference, you can find the letter sent on December 1st by clicking here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases/bynum-successfully-defends-community-engagement-detroit-lake-drawdown-proposal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.948708038777113, "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"}