{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2019/12/rep-lahood-applauds-phase-one-trade-deal-china", "Rep. LaHood Applauds Phase One Trade Deal with China", "2019-12-13", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and Co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group, today released the following statement after the United States and China announced phase one of a trade agreement:\n\n\u201cFor far too long, China has taken advantage of the United States on trade, and today\u2019s announcement takes a significant step forward to address critical issues while also providing needed relief for American agriculture. I applaud President Trump and Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer for their efforts to level the playing field on intellectual property, forced technology transfers, and bringing down barriers to entry.\n\n\u201cIllinois corn and soybean farmers have felt the impact of the ongoing trade dispute with China, and the tariff relief will provide much-needed help for agriculture and manufacturers, including Caterpillar, John Deere, and ADM. As the Administration continues negotiations with Beijing, I\u2019ll make certain Midwest agriculture and manufacturing have a seat at the table as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "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://lahood.house.gov/2019/12/rep-lahood-applauds-phase-one-trade-deal-china"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8264859206974506, "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"}