{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/farm-bill-expires-davids-calls-congress-pass-bipartisan-reauthorization", "As Farm Bill Expires, Davids Calls on Congress to Pass a Bipartisan Reauthorization", "2024-09-30", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, as the current Farm Bill officially expires, Representative Sharice Davids urged her colleagues in Congress to come together and pass a new bipartisan Farm Bill that supports Kansas farmers and rural communities. Davids emphasized that inaction is not an option when it comes to securing the future of Kansas agriculture.\n\n\u201cKansas farmers and ranchers are the backbone of our nation, but without reauthorizing the Farm Bill, we're leaving them and Kansas families in limbo,\u201d said Davids. \u201cThere\u2019s too much at stake to play political games \u2014 we need a serious, bipartisan bill that strengthens crop insurance, supports agricultural research, and ensures our farmers and families can thrive. I remain committed to following the Kansas tradition of bipartisan agricultural policy and getting this across the finish line.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Davids praised several initiatives in the proposed Farm Bill that would strengthen Kansas' agricultural economy, but voted against the partisan version as it had no realistic pathway to becoming law. Davids continues to emphasize the importance of returning to the bipartisan negotiations that have historically shaped the Farm Bill.\n\nTo prepare for the Farm Bill reauthorization process, Davids embarked on a Farm Bill listening tour visiting a poultry and livestock operation in Anderson County, a co-op in Franklin County, a goat farm in Miami County, an organic vegetable farm in Johnson County, and an educational community farm in Wyandotte County. Davids also toured a Garnett-based renewable ethanol producer, participated in FFA activities at Spring Hill High School, served a school lunch at Black Bob Elementary in Olathe, spoke with industry leaders on financial support programs for farmers, and toured a dairy farm in Garnett.", 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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/farm-bill-expires-davids-calls-congress-pass-bipartisan-reauthorization"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7553978357464075, "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"}