{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-supports-sportsmen-s-priorities", "Emmer Supports Sportsmen\u2019s Priorities", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) reaffirmed his ongoing support for sportsmen and women.\n\nEmmer said, \u201cMinnesota\u2019s outdoor tradition is integral to our state\u2019s history. As a lifelong sportsman, ensuring that our wildlife is conserved and Second Amendment rights are defended is of the highest importance.\n\n\u201cI am proud to protect this important part of our state\u2019s heritage,\u201d Emmer concluded.\n\nMinnesota ranks sixth nationally in total number of sportsmen, and the state\u2019s hunters and anglers contribute more than $3 billion per year, supporting more than 47,900 jobs.\n\nSo far this Congress, Emmer has advanced sportsmen\u2019s priorities by:\n\nCosponsoring the RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Act to repeal excise taxes on firearms and ammunition, as well as bows and arrows;\n\nCosponsoring a resolution to maintain the protections established in the 2020 Navigable Waters Protections Rule and reverse the overly burdensome Waters of the United States regulations implemented by the Biden Administration;\n\nSending a letter in support of returning management of gray wolves back to the states.\n\nEmmer is a member of the Congressional Sportsmen\u2019s Caucus.\n\n###", 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://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-supports-sportsmen-s-priorities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0332490783184767, "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"}