{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-bynum-ready-partner-new-prosperity-roadmap-federal-level", "Congresswoman Bynum Ready to Partner With New Prosperity Roadmap on the Federal Level", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Janelle S. Bynum", "B001326", "bynum.house.gov", "bynum", "https://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Oregon City, OR \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the below statement following Governor Tina Kotek\u2019s announcement of the \u201cOregon\u2019s Prosperity Roadmap,\u201d her administration\u2019s plan to boost the state\u2019s economy.\n\n\u201cWhether it is losing 25,000 jobs this year, or coming in 39th in the country for our overall business environment, it\u2019s clear that Oregon\u2019s economy is shifting. We\u2019re seeing businesses leave our state, unemployment rising, and economic growth slowing \u2013 we can\u2019t continue to accept that as our reality,\u201d said Rep. Bynum. \u201cThis roadmap is a step in the right direction, and I\u2019ll remain a partner on the federal level to advance policies that create more jobs, better opportunities, and a stronger workforce across our state.\u201d\n\nA recent CNBC study ranked Oregon 39th in the country for its overall business environment, considering factors like business friendliness, the cost of doing business, and the workforce. Another analysis revealed that the state\u2019s economy is growing slower than the national average while the unemployment rate is rising faster.\n\nRep. Bynum has long been a champion for revitalizing the economy in the state of Oregon. Prior to being sworn in to Congress, she chaired the Small Business and Economic Development Committee in the Oregon statehouse, where she worked across the aisle to pass the Oregon CHIPS Act \u2013 the most pro-business, pro-worker, pro-Oregon collaboration in history. The massive economic development package bridged the interests of Oregon\u2019s working families, businesses, underserved and rural communities, labor, and educational institutions.\n\n\u201cOregon\u2019s Prosperity Roadmap\u201d aims to increase Oregon\u2019s gross domestic product, improve the state\u2019s placement in a national ranking of state workforces, and increase its ranking for overall business indicators. The strategies outlined include establishing programs to streamline major infrastructure projects, increasing the volume of and access to workforce training and certification programs, and providing more loans for site development.\n\n###", 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/congresswoman-bynum-ready-partner-new-prosperity-roadmap-federal-level"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1271513067185879, "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"}