{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://collinpeterson.house.gov/press-release/peterson-praises-coalition%E2%80%99s-letter-support-bipartisan-gray-wolf-state-management-act", "Peterson praises coalitions letter of support for bipartisan Gray Wolf State Management Act", "2018-11-08", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Collin Peterson", "P000258", "collinpeterson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Congressman Collin C. Peterson praised the efforts of 19 agriculture and sportsmen's organizations that collectively sent a letter to urge Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to place H.R. 424, the Gray Wolf State Management Act, on the House floor for a vote before the year's end.\nThe issue of removing wolves from the endangered species list is long overdue, Peterson said. Cattlemen and farmers have not been able to protect their livestock due to a political court decision made in Washington, DC that overturned a science-based decision made under the Obama Administration demonstrating wolf recovery in our area. Since then, ranchers lost calves during calving season, witnessed decreasing livestock numbers, and even had their pets killed. I am thankful for the coalition support and hope to get my bill passed by the end of the year.\nLast year, the Gray Wolf State Management Act passed through the House Committee on Natural Resources on a bipartisan vote, and is simply awaiting Speaker Paul Ryan's decision to place the bill on the House floor calendar. Similar language has already proven its ability to pass the House several times over the past few years.\nThe following organizations make up the coalition and signed the letter supporting H.R. 424:\n American Farm Bureau Federation\nAmerican Sheep Industry Association\nMichigan Cattlemen's Association\nMichigan Farm Bureau\nMinnesota Deer Hunters Association\nMinnesota Farm Bureau\nMinnesota Farmers Union\nMinnesota Lamb and Wool Producers\nMinnesota State Cattlemen's Association\nMinnesota Turkey Growers\nNational Cattlemen's Beef Association\nNational Farmers Union\nPublic Lands Council\nRocky Mountain Elk Foundation\nUpper Peninsula Sportsmen's Alliance\nUpper Peninsula Trappers Association\nUnited States Cattlemen's Association\nWisconsin Cattlemen's Association\nWisconsin Farm Bureau Federation\n You can read the letter byclicking here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://collinpeterson.house.gov/press-release/peterson-praises-coalition%E2%80%99s-letter-support-bipartisan-gray-wolf-state-management-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0887169521301985, "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"}