{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3642", "Rep. Estes Introduces Legislation to Protect Private Property Rights", "2022-12-07", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Ron Estes", "E000298", "estes.house.gov", "estes", "https://estes.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R\u2013Kansas) introduced the Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Act. This legislation upholds Kansas energy producers and ranchers\u2019 rights to preserve their land.\n\n\u201cKansas energy producers and ranchers are excellent stewards of land and resources,\u201d said Rep. Estes on the House floor. \u201cThey work tirelessly to feed, fuel and clothe our nation while taking voluntary, proactive measures to protect the lesser prairie-chicken's habitat. (The lesser prairie-chicken\u2019s) inclusion on the threatened and endangered species list is detrimental to our robust ag and energy industries, blatant bureaucratic overreach and is another example of the Biden administration hindering American energy independence.\u201d\n\nRep. Estes\u2019 bill recognizes the proactive measures taken by Kansans to preserve the lesser prairie-chicken\u2019s habitat and ensures that their protection is under local control.\n\nWatch Rep. Estes' Floor Speech\n\nFull Remarks:\n\nMr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie\u2013Chicken Act.\n\nKansas energy producers and ranchers are excellent stewards of land and the resources. They work tirelessly to feed, fuel and clothe our nation while taking voluntary, proactive measures to protect the lesser prairie-chicken's habitat.\n\nThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's inclusion of the lesser prairie-chicken on the threatened and endangered species lists is nonfactual and disregards the preservation efforts of our energy producers and ranchers who best know their land.\n\nAfter a yearlong species status assessment, the federal government spent millions to conclude that the lesser prairie-chicken population is stable and has grown.\n\nIts inclusion on the threatened and endangered species list is detrimental to our robust ag and energy industries, blatant bureaucratic overreach and is another example of the Biden administration hindering American energy independence.\n\nMy legislation stops Washington elites from undermining voluntary public-private conservation practices and ensures Kansans control our land.\n\nThank you and I yield back.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3642"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7087951526045799, "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"}