{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-ndsu-year-round-e15-would-strengthen-north-dakotas-73-billion-corn", "Fedorchak, NDSU: Year-round E15 would strengthen North Dakota\u2019s $7.3 billion corn industry, lower fuel costs", "2026-08-17", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Fargo, ND \u2014 Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today joined North Dakota State University economist David Ripplinger, farmers, ethanol producers, fuel retailers, livestock interests, and industry leaders to discuss the impact of year-round E15 and biofuels policy on North Dakota agriculture. A joint study from the biofuels and corn industry estimates year-round E15 will add $25.8 billion to the U.S. economy and create 128,000 jobs.\n\nThe discussion highlighted how nationwide, year-round E15 sales would strengthen North Dakota agriculture, expand domestic energy production, and save drivers money at the pump. Fedorchak helpedlead successful passage of legislation authorizing nationwide, year-round E15 in the House in May 2026. The Senate is working on passing the bill.\n\nDuring the event at John Deere\u2019s Power Electronic Systems facility in Fargo, Ripplinger presented economic and industry data demonstrating the impact of the $7.3 billion corn industry in North Dakota, and ethanol to North Dakota\u2019s economy\u2014and what expanded E15 sales could mean for farmers, rural communities, and consumers.", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"]], "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-ndsu-year-round-e15-would-strengthen-north-dakotas-73-billion-corn"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3249460607767105, "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"}