{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-introduces-bill-ease-railway-supply-chain-delays", "Johnson Introduces Bill to Ease Railway Supply Chain Delays", "2022-08-04", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Last week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Freights First Act to ease the supply chain-related gridlock and delays by prioritizing the movement of goods by freight rail.\n\nCurrently, Amtrak has a statutory right of track preference over freight railroads when it comes to use of a rail. Unfortunately, Amtrak\u2019s right of track preference has the potential to slow down the movement of freight railroads, worsening the supply chain crunch.\n\n\u201cThe supply chain backlogs that began at our ports has trickled down to our freight rail networks,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cAn efficient and effective supply chain is necessary to bolster our economy. Recent economic reports show that our demand has outpaced supply for too long. This bill will get us on the right track to fix our supply chain crisis.\u201d\n\nDelays have disrupted our country\u2019s freight rail networks, adding newcomplications for shippers and retailers and creating a domino effect on the supply chain.\n\nThe Freights First Act:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-introduces-bill-ease-railway-supply-chain-delays"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.827983021736145, "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"}