{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcmorris.house.gov/rep-mcmorris-rodgers-votes-rein-epa-lobbying/", "Rep. McMorris Rodgers Votes to Rein in EPA Lobbying", "2016-09-15", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "mcmorris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. (Sept. 15, 2016) \u2013 House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement after the House yesterday passed the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 (H.R. 5226). The bill provides greater transparency to the federal government\u2019s rulemaking process in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\u2019s propaganda during the crafting of Waters of the United States (WOTUS).\n\n\u201cThe EPA has a record of using taxpayer dollars to lobby for their policy agenda and then attempting to block the American people from knowing about it,\u201d said Rep. McMorris Rodgers. \u201cTheir actions are inexcusable. Their effort to deliberately target hardworking Washington farmers in their What\u2019s Upstream campaign last year was especially egregious. It\u2019s time they were reined in.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith the Regulatory Integrity Act, the EPA and other agencies will be required to post all public comments during the proposed rule stage in a central location, such as online. That means the American people will have increased access to fair, accurate information about the rules that directly impact their daily lives, and be protected from propaganda efforts by unaccountable bureaucrats who clearly haven\u2019t spent a day on a farm.\u201d", 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://mcmorris.house.gov/rep-mcmorris-rodgers-votes-rein-epa-lobbying/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2202169746160507, "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"}