{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=925", "LABRADOR RECORD APPLAUDED BY BUSINESS & TAXPAYER GROUPS", "2014-10-02", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Ra\u00fal Labrador", "L000573", "labrador.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tFOR MORE INFORMATION: \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThursday | October 2, 2014\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tDan Popkey \u2013 208-800-1565\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tLABRADOR RECORD APPLAUDED BY BUSINESS & TAXPAYER GROUPS\r\n\r\n\tCongressman\u2019s votes during the 113th Congress recognized in recent awards\r\n\r\n\tMERIDIAN\u00a0\u2013 Rep. Ra\u00fal Labrador has been honored by the National Federation of Independent Business and the National Taxpayers Union for his support of business and fiscal responsibility.\r\n\r\n\tLabrador was named a \u201cGuardian of Small Business\u201d by NFIB for his 100 percent voting record on 10 issues tracked by the group in 2013 and 2014. Among those was his support of delaying the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act by one year; approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline without a presidential permit; and legal sanctions aimed at reducing frivolous lawsuits.\r\n\r\n\tHe received the \u201cTaxpayers\u2019 Friend Award\u201d from the National Taxpayers Union for his voting record in 2013. NTU scored Labrador at 87 percent based on 253 votes on appropriations bills, authorization bills, budget target resolutions, tax bills, amendments and procedural votes that could affect the burden on taxpayers.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be recognized by groups advocating private-sector solutions to achieve a stronger economy,\u201d Labrador said. \u201cSmall business, individual initiative and fiscal restraint are the most vital drivers of the American economy and I will continue to support those values every time I cast a vote.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tThe awards came in mid-September. Lawmakers who voted favorably on small-business issues at least 70 percent of the time were eligible for the \u201cGuardian of Small Business\u201d award. The threshold for the \u201cTaxpayers\u2019 Friend Award\u201d was 83 percent in the House.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ###", 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://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=925"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7130691558122635, "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"}