{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-hosts-firefighter-roundtable-in-carver-county", "Emmer Hosts Firefighter Roundtable in Carver County", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "CHANHASSEN, MN \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer hosted a roundtable discussion with firefighters and mayors in Minnesota\u2019s Sixth Congressional District to learn more about the challenges that fire services face and to share information about federal resources that can help with equipment, staffing, and training.\n\n\u201cOur 6th District is home to some of the best firefighters in the nation, and they deserve our full and total support,\u201d said Congressman Emmer. \u201cThey put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe, and we are dedicated to making sure our district\u2019s fire services have the resources they need.\u201d\n\n\u201cI sincerely appreciate Congressman Emmer reaching out and visiting with fire service leaders,\u201d said St. Cloud Fire Chief Matthew Love. \u201cThis was a great opportunity to discuss topics that have a substantial impact on St. Cloud and the greater Minnesota Fire Service.\u201d\n\nAttendees included:\n\nJohn Harnois: Fire Chief, Buffalo\n\nElise Ryan: Mayor, Chanhassen\n\nMatt Lunser: Fire Chief, Clear Lake\n\nMatt Van Lith: Fire Chief, Delano\n\nJeff Cielocha: Fire Chief, East Bethel\n\nBrent Ambuehl: Fire Chief, Sartell\n\nMatthew Love: Fire Chief, St. Cloud\n\nDave Schmidt: Fire Chief, St. Francis & Bethel\n\nTim Fiedler: Fire Chief, St. Michael\n\nDave Shoger: Fire Chief, Victoria\n\nJustin Sorenson: Fire Chief, Waconia\n\nShawn Downs: Fire Chief, Waite Park\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"]], "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://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-hosts-firefighter-roundtable-in-carver-county"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8827419951558113, "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"}