{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/diaz-balart-house-republicans-deliver-south-floridas-largest-ecosystem", "D\u00edaz-Balart: House Republicans Deliver for South Florida's Largest Ecosystem, the Everglades", "2024-12-10", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Mario Diaz-Balart", "D000600", "mariodiazbalart.house.gov", "mariodiazbalart", "https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, released the following statement after the passage of S.4367, Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024:\n\n\u201cUnder the leadership of Speaker Johnson and Chairman Graves, WRDA 2024 legislation pushes the envelope further with the United States Army Corp of Engineers to ensure a timely and cost-effective project delivery for water and infrastructure projects across the country. Over eight million Floridians rely on drinking water sourced from the Everglades National Park.\n\nWRDA 2024 includes a series of wins for Everglades restoration efforts in South Florida\n\nProject authorization for the Western Everglades Restoration Project\n\nProject authorization for Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Phase I Project\n\nBill language on the accounting of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows\n\nIn addition, the following WRDA 2024 project authorization for South Florida:\n\nHurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project Authorization for the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Project\n\nModifications to the L-29 Levee component of the Central and Southern Florida Project in the vicinity of the Miccosukee Tribe\u2019s Tigertail camp\n\nThanks to Chairman Graves, WRDA 2024 will build upon House Republicans' efforts to increase transparency, hold agencies accountable, and reduce bureaucratic red tape while securing access to clean drinking water and preserving the Everglades for future generations.\"\n\nA summary of the bill is available here.\n\nBill Text is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/diaz-balart-house-republicans-deliver-south-floridas-largest-ecosystem"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.115135081112385, "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"}