{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-joins-colleagues-urging-admin-expand-markets-us-cattle-producers", "Fedorchak joins colleagues in urging admin to expand markets for U.S. cattle producers", "2026-09-04", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined over 50 Republican colleagues in urging President Trump to prioritize policies that expand market access and provide certainty for American cattle producers. This effort follows the President\u2019s recent proclamation increasing the \u201cother countries\u201d quota for lean beef trimmings by 300,000 metric tons for 90 days beginning September 1, 2026, with those imports expected to be sold at 25 percent below market price.\n\n\u201cAmerican ranchers work diligently to do more with less, weather volatile markets, and provide a safe food supply,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cCattle markets are cyclical, and ranchers use the upswings to prepare for the inevitable downturn. Any intervention in the natural system, especially at a time when producers are making marketing decisions, threatens to pick winners and losers and undermine the long-term viability of family-owned cattle operations throughout the supply chain.\n\n\u201cAs you consider policy changes which could impact American livestock producers, we urge you to prioritize proposals which deliver long-term market stability and confidence while consulting closely with impacted stakeholders,\u201dconcluded the lawmakers. \u201cWe are eager to work together to deliver certainty for American cattle producers while continuing to deliver safe, affordable, and high-quality American beef.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-05T08:49:07Z", "2026-09-05T08:50:44Z"]], "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://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-joins-colleagues-urging-admin-expand-markets-us-cattle-producers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6842389702796936, "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"}