{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lucas.house.gov/posts/rep-lucas-hosts-house-financial-services-task-force-field-hearing-in-okc", "Rep. Lucas Hosts House Financial Services Task Force Field Hearing in OKC", "2026-07-02", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Frank D. Lucas", "L000491", "lucas.house.gov", "lucas", "https://lucas.house.gov/press", "scraper", "The hearing focused on the structure of the Federal Reserve System\n\nOklahoma City, OK \u2013 Recently, Representative Frank D. Lucas (OK-03), Chairman of the House Financial Services Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity, hosted a field hearing in Oklahoma City discussing the importance of the federated structure of the Federal Reserve system with the Reserve Banks providing geographic and industrial expertise.\n\n\u201cIt was a great day in Oklahoma City hosting several respected witnesses and hearing their perspective on the importance of our Federal Reserve structure,\u201d said Representative Lucas. \u201cThe private-public partnership Reserve Banks have with our central bank serves as a check against the federal government dominating our monetary system. Our nation has many differing viewpoints, and our central bank is at its best when it reflects a comprehensive perspective of economic conditions. I thank the witnesses and my fellow colleagues for their time in my home state, and I look forward to continuing this discussion during this critical time.\u201d\n\nThe witnesses included:\n\nMr. Thomas Hoenig \u2013 Distinguished Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University\n\nMs. Ester George \u2013 Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City\n\nMr. Gary Kelly \u2013 Deputy Chair, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas\n\nMr. Benjamin Keen \u2013 Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma\n\nClick here to watch Rep. Lucas\u2019s opening remarks.\n\nClick here to watch the Federal Reserve\u2019s impact on agriculture economy in the heartland.\n\nClick here to watch the Beige Book\u2019s impact on bringing regional perspectives to the Federal Reserve.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-03T08:00:00Z", "2026-07-03T08:01:30Z"]], "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://lucas.house.gov/posts/rep-lucas-hosts-house-financial-services-task-force-field-hearing-in-okc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.95006700232625, "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"}