{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=690", "Hern earns \u201cGuardian of Small Business\u201d award from NFIB", "2022-09-16", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Kevin Hern", "H001082", "hern.house.gov", "hern", "https://hern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) earned the National Federation of Independent Business\u2019s (NFIB) most prestigious legislative award for the 117th Congress. The \u201cGuardian of Small Business\u201d award is given to lawmakers who vote with small business priorities on key issues at least 70% of the time. Rep. Hern has a 100% record.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve lived on the other side of government policies and regulations as a small business owner for over 30 years,\u201d said Rep. Hern. \u201cI know what it takes to run a business \u2013 something far too few in Congress share. NFIB\u2019s \u2018Guardian of Small Business\u2019 Award is something I\u2019m very proud to receive. I will always support our small businesses and champion the work of job creators across America!\u201d\n\n\u201cThe NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is presented to Members of Congress who have proven themselves to be real champions of small business,\u201d said NFIB President and CEO Brad Close. \u201cThis Congress, small businesses emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic but faced continual threats of high inflation, workforce shortages, and supply chain disruptions. These NFIB Guardians demonstrated strong support of small businesses on key issues. NFIB is unique in that we only represent small and independent businesses, and our members decide our policy positions. We are proud to recognize the elected officials from the 117th Congress who earned this distinction by taking pro-small business votes that supported an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program and opposed tax increases, new mandates, increased legal liability, and problematic employment law revisions that would have threatened Main Street\u2019s economic recovery. NFIB commends Rep. Hern for earning the Guard of Small Business Award.\u201d\n\nKey Votes from the 117th Congress included:\n\nHR 1319, American Rescue Plan \u2013 Oppose\n\nHR 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act \u2013 Oppose\n\nHR 1799, Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act \u2013 Support\n\nHR 7, Paycheck Fairness Act \u2013 Oppose\n\nS.Con.Res. 14, Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Resolution \u2013 Oppose\n\nHR 5376, Build Back Better Act \u2013 Oppose\n\nHR 7900, Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act \u2013 Oppose\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "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://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=690"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8612989913672209, "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"}