{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-defends-west-virginia-home-builders-against-biden-tax-hikes", "Miller Defends West Virginia Home Builders Against Biden Tax Hikes", "2022-07-13", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 In a Ways and Means Committee hearing on the American housing crisis, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today shed light on the many ways President Biden is hurting West Virginia home builders, such as implementing burdensome regulations and threatening even more tax hikes on small businesses.\n\nShe specifically highlighted local West Virginia businesses Sutter Roofing and Jarrett Construction as examples of small businesses suffering the consequences of President Biden\u2019s skyrocketing inflation and gas prices, supply chain crisis, and labor shortages.\n\nOpening Remarks: \u201cIn my home of Southern West Virginia, we\u2019re seeing the dramatic impact of inflation, gas price increases, and labor shortages. Few industries are feeling this pain more than our West Virginia home builders, who are running out of options to construct high quality, affordable housing for my constituents.\u201d\n\nOn Sutter Roofing:\u201cSutter Roofing, a family-owned business based in West Virginia since 1902, told me that the costs of their materials have increased more in just the last year than in the previous 12 years combined. Not only has the price increased, but also the time it takes to acquire materials has created such a strain on the supply chain, delaying projects months, and for some, over a year.\u201d\n\nOn Jarrett Construction:\u201cAnother constituent, John Jarrett of Jarrett Construction, gave me the heart wrenching story of how today\u2019s crisis has ripped away seventy homes meant for senior citizens in the town of Institute, West Virginia. The cost per apartment for electrical work in a multi-family housing project is up 14%, 50% for plumbing, and 36% for HVAC. In addition, another project is at risk of cancellation in Logan, West Virginia and will cost 33 seniors the chance for quality affordable housing.\u201d\n\nClick here to watch Congresswoman Miller\u2019s full remarks.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "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://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-defends-west-virginia-home-builders-against-biden-tax-hikes"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.877652782946825, "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"}