{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-smith-costa-and-panetta-launch-ag-trade-caucus", "Johnson, Smith, Costa, and Panetta Launch Ag Trade Caucus", "2024-01-31", "2024", "2024-01", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus to advance and promote policies vital to U.S. agriculture, including boosting agricultural exports, facilitating food and agriculture trade, and knocking down unnecessary trade barriers.\n\nAs co-chairs of the caucus, the members released the following statements:\n\n\u201cEnsuring access to international markets for ag products is essential for South Dakota producers,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cI look forward to working with the co-chairs to help booster America's ag exports to retain healthy demand for our farmers and ranchers.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerican agriculture producers have the capacity to feed and fuel the world, and robust engagement on trade opportunities is vital to unleashing this potential,\u201d said Smith. \u201cIncreasing\u2014and maintaining\u2014market access for our first-class products through rules-based trade strengthens our economy, increases economic security with our allies, and benefits consumers worldwide. I thank my fellow co-chairs for joining me in this effort to advance bipartisan trade policy.\u201d\n\n\u201cRepresenting the breadbasket of the world, access to global markets is critical to our economy,\u201d said Costa. \u201cAs Co-Chair of the Agricultural Trade Caucus, I look forward to working together to promote trade policies that will ensure American farmers remain competitive on the global stage.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongress needs to be more active in promoting trade agreements that will keep American producers competitive and empower them to feed the world,\u201d said Panetta. \u201cThe bipartisan Agriculture Trade Caucus was founded to ensure the farmers and ranchers in our districts and throughout the country are prioritized in our nation\u2019s overall trade agenda. Together, we are committed to ensuring new trade agreements are enforceable, high-standard deals that ensure fairness and expand new markets for the immense bounty our country produces.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:46:48Z"]], "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-smith-costa-and-panetta-launch-ag-trade-caucus"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7053178269416094, "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"}