{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1497", "Congressman Ben Cline Receives the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award", "2024-09-23", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Ben Cline", "C001118", "cline.house.gov", "cline", "https://cline.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) has been awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award for the 118th Congress by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation\u2019s leading small business advocacy organization.\n\nNFIB\u2019s Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for lawmakers who vote consistently with small businesses on key issues identified by small business owners.\n\n\u201cI am truly honored to receive the Guardian of Small Business Award from the NFIB,\u201d Congressman Cline stated. \u201cSmall businesses and the dedicated men and women who operate them are the backbone of our economy, demonstrating remarkable resilience in these challenging economic times. Unfortunately, with high taxes, rising inflation, and unnecessary regulations, Washington still makes life more difficult for Main Street America. This must change. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to cutting spending, eliminating bureaucratic red tape, and easing regulatory burdens so our small businesses can thrive.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is presented to Members of Congress with a demonstrated record of supporting America\u2019s small and independent business owners,\u201d said NFIB President Brad Close. \u201cThis Congress, small businesses faced tough economic headwinds, especially from inflation, burdensome regulations, and threats of tax hikes at all levels of the government. We are proud to recognize the lawmakers from the 118th Congress, including Representative Ben Cline, who stood up for Main Street by taking pro-small business votes that would reduce taxes, eliminate burdensome government mandates, lower health insurance costs, and fuel the Main Street economy.\u201d\n\nCongressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia. He previously was an attorney in private practice and served both as an assistant prosecutor and a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Cline and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Botetourt County with their two children.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1497"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8758170772343874, "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"}