{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-biden-needs-step-supply-chain-crisis", "Graves: Biden Needs to \u201cStep Up\u201d on Supply Chain Crisis", "2021-11-03", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a roundtable today with stakeholders from various points in the supply chain. The discussion provided Members with insights about the ongoing issues and challenges facing the private sector in dealing with the supply chain crisis.\n\nOn the heels of President Biden\u2019s recent public pressuring of the private sector to \u201cstep up\u201d and address the supply chain crisis, T&I Republicans wanted to hear directly from supply chain industries about what policies and actions could further help or harm their ability to move products more efficiently across the supply chain.\n\n\u201cThe President\u2019s demand for the private sector to \u2018step up\u2019 is insulting if this Administration doesn\u2019t do the same and ensure that it isn\u2019t supporting and implementing policies that are actually making matters worse,\u201d T&I Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (MO-06) said.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s discussion with stakeholders highlighted a number of ongoing and difficult issues for us to consider, but I would again say to the President: \u2018you step up.\u2019 Stop pursuing the numerous burdensome regulations, policies, and spending priorities that are exacerbating this supply chain crisis.\u201d\n\nImage\n\nAmong the issues that T&I Republicans discussed with stakeholders today:\n\nVaccine mandates that are making it harder to hire and retain workers.\n\nOverextended unemployment benefits that are discouraging people from going back to work.\n\nInflationary spending that is driving up operations costs.\n\nOpposition to domestic energy production that is increasing our energy costs.\n\nInfrastructure policies that emphasize social and environmental justice rather than prioritizing actual improvements to our infrastructure or addressing supply chain issues.\n\nPort infrastructure funding in pending legislation that focuses on electrification and decarbonization \u2013 not real capacity or efficiency improvements.\n\nState and local laws and regulations that are creating additional hurdles to the movement of interstate commerce.\n\nImage\n\nThe roundtable was well attended by Committee Republicans. Ranking Member Graves was joined by Reps. Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Garret Graves (R-LA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Michael Guest (R-MS), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), and Bruce Westerman (R-AR).\n\nFull list of stakeholders at the roundtable:\n\nJohn Butler, President and CEO, World Shipping Council\n\nLauren Brand, President, National Association of Waterfront Employers\n\nBrooke Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy, National Corn Growers Association\n\nJonathan \u201cJon\u201d Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation\n\nBill Sullivan, Executive Vice President for Advocacy, American Trucking Associations\n\nChris Burroughs, Vice President of Government Affairs, Transportation Intermediaries Association\n\nFred Miller, Asst. General Counsel and Government Affairs Liaison, Association of American Railroads\n\nImage\n\nBrooke Appleton is a native of Stanberry, Missouri and is the Vice President of Public Policy for the National Corn Growers Association. You can access more photos from the roundtable here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-biden-needs-step-supply-chain-crisis"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9389619808644056, "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"}