{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=257", "Congresswoman Horn Releases Unemployment Assistance Survey", "2020-05-12", "2020", "2020-05", "Democrat", "House", "OK", "Kendra Horn", "H001083", "horn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Horn Releases Unemployment Assistance Survey  \r\n   Broken Oklahoma unemployment assistance program leaves many stranded  \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Washington,\r\n      May 12, 2020\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\nOKLAHOMA CITY, OK Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5)has releaseda survey asking Oklahomans to share their experiences applying for unemployment assistance.Signed into law on March 27, the CARES Act provides additional relief for unemployed Oklahomans,including an additional 13 weeks of assistance, expanded eligibility for self-employed workers, independent contractors, and gig workers, and an additional $600 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefit. Many eligible Oklahomans have beendenied benefitsandcannot get assistancefrom state agencies. The CARES Act provided Oklahoma an additional$10,963,616to administerexpanded unemployment assistance during the pandemic.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSeven weeks after the CARES Act was signed into law, Oklahomans still aren't getting the unemployment assistance I fought for, said Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5).Our statehasdropped the ballon implementingthis program, andpeople need help now. Wehaveget to the bottom ofthis and fix it.To help our leaders better understand the challenges that Oklahomans face using the unemployment system,I'm asking people to tell me their stories and share their experiences.\r\n\r\n\r\nOnApril 20, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) sent a letter to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to address mounting concerns regarding the issuance of unemployment benefits in Oklahoma, offering assistance with any federal support needed to implement the program. Congresswoman Horn's letter isavailable here.", 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://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=257"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9966699872165918, "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"}