{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fischbach.house.gov/2023/11/rep-michelle-fischbach-receives-friend-of-farm-credit-award", "Rep. Michelle Fischbach Receives Friend of Farm Credit Award", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Tri-County News: Serving Eden Valley, Kimball, Watkins, and surrounding communities\n\nThe AgriBank District Farm Credit Council (ADFCC) has recognized U.S. Rep. Michelle -Fischbach (MN-07) with its 2023 Friend of Farm Credit Award. Fischbach, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and former member of the House Agriculture Committee, received the award for her critical leadership to preserve and support the well-being of agriculture and rural communities across the country.\n\n\u201cI have long admired and supported the work of the Farm Credit System, and I am honored to receive the 2023 Friend of Farm Credit Award,\u201d said Rep. Fischbach. \u201cI have long been committed to building strong rural communities, and I know that Farm Credit institutions play a critical role in that objective. That\u2019s why I was proud to introduce the Investing In Rural America Act, which eliminates unnecessary regulatory barriers to capital investment, particularly for critical community facilities like hospitals, childcare centers, and senior care centers. This will attract private sector investment into these kinds of facilities, encouraging future generations to see rural communities as home. I am grateful for the Farm Credit Council\u2019s hard work and look forward to continuing to work side by side with them to better rural America.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe strong support Representative Fischbach has demonstrated for the Farm Credit mission and investments that support healthy rural communities, particularly as a lead sponsor of the Investing in Rural America Act, makes her a standout amongst her peers,\u201d said Ed Hegland, a farmer from Lac Qui Parle County, Minn., and an AgCountry Farm Credit Services board representative on the ADFCC, which he chairs. \u201cWe are honored to celebrate her as an AgriBank District Farm Credit Council Friend of Farm Credit and a friend of rural America.\u201d\n\nAgCountry Farm Credit Services is one of the local Farm Credit Associations that comprise the AgriBank District along with AgriBank. The ADFCC represents Farm Credit farmers and ranchers in a 15-state area from Wyoming to Ohio, and Minnesota to Arkansas. About half the nation\u2019s cropland is located within the Agri Bank District.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://fischbach.house.gov/2023/11/rep-michelle-fischbach-receives-friend-of-farm-credit-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.111490884795785, "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"}