{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://herrerabeutler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398822", "President Signs Jaime Herrera Beutlers Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Effort into Law", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Jaime Herrera Beutler", "H001056", "herrerabeutler.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, President Obama signed Jaime Herrera Beutler\u2019s legislative effort to prevent aquatic invasive species from infiltrating the Columbia River ecosystem into law. \r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Today, President Obama signed Jaime Herrera Beutler\u2019s legislative effort to prevent aquatic invasive species from infiltrating the Columbia River ecosystem into law.\r\n\u201cProtecting the Columbia River ecosystem from invasive species is paramount to our way of life in Southwest Washington, and I\u2019m pleased the president signed my legislative effort into law today,\u201d said Jaime.\u00a0\u201cPrevention is the first line of defense, and I\u2019ve secured the resources to strengthen invasive species prevention because it\u2019s the cheapest and most effective tool to use against invasive species.\u00a0 It is also key to maintain our reliable, renewable, and affordable hydro energy.\r\nJaime\u2019s anti-invasive species initiative was included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2017 (WRDA).\u00a0Watercraft inspection stations intercept thousands of boats from all over the country to inspect for invasive mussels and decontaminate them.\u00a0 More information about Jaime\u2019s effort is available here.\r\nDedicated Funding for Southwest Washington Ports\r\nThe WRDA bill also provides funding for maintenance and improvements to Southwest Washington ports by phasing in full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund -- money collected for harbor and channel operations maintenance and dredging. Jaime has consistently fought to ensure that 10% of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund will be set aside for small ports like those in Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties, and along the Columbia River.\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve consistently championed returning the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund resources to those small ports who need it. With the president\u2019s signature of this legislative package, we\u2019re also strengthening the small ports in Southwest Washington \u00a0that support jobs and critical economic activity.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://herrerabeutler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398822"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9108330123126507, "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"}