{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases/feenstra-signs-letter-speaker-mike-johnson-conveying-importance-swift-farm", "Feenstra Signs Letter to Speaker Mike Johnson Conveying Importance of Swift Farm Bill Passage", "2023-10-27", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Randy Feenstra", "F000446", "feenstra.house.gov", "feenstra", "https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) signed a letter led by U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) \u2013 alongside 60 of his Republican colleagues \u2013 conveying to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) the importance of the Farm Bill to rural communities and advocating for its swift passage.\n\n\u201cThe Farm Bill is must-pass legislation that supports our producers, protects our food security, and benefits our rural communities. From strengthening crop insurance and opening new export markets to defending our farms from animal disease outbreaks and equipping our farmers with cutting-edge precision agriculture technologies, I am working to include priorities vital to Iowa\u2019s agricultural community in the Farm Bill,\u201d said Rep. Feenstra. \u201cI\u2019m proud to work with my Republican colleagues to convey to Speaker Johnson the importance of the Farm Bill \u2013 and its swift passage \u2013 to rural America. Representing the second-largest agriculture-producing district in the nation, I remain committed to passing a strong Farm Bill for Iowa and delivering for American agriculture.\u201d\n\nIn part, the lawmakers wrote, \u201cSimply put, farm and food security is national security. For a mere one-fifth of one percent of federal spending, the farm safety net, including commodity support programs and crop insurance, provides farmers and ranchers the foundation they need to manage risk, pass their farm or ranch down to the next generation, and continue producing the highest quality, lowest cost food, fuel, fiber, and forestry products in the world.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Farm Bill is a critical agenda item that must be addressed this Congress. We urge you and the Conference at-large to be united in ensuring swift passage of a strong Farm Bill that is written by farmers, for farmers, and by rural communities, for rural communities \u2013 supporting the farm, ranch, and forester families we represent,\u201d the lawmakers continued.\n\nThe full letter can be found HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases/feenstra-signs-letter-speaker-mike-johnson-conveying-importance-swift-farm"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5699958894401789, "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"}