{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405823", "Griffith Supports State of Emergency Declaration", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "VA", "H. Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", "morgangriffith", "https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/", "scraper", "Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger declared a State of Emergency in the Commonwealth. The declaration comes in response to a statewide hay shortage caused by persistent and ongoing drought conditions.\n\nIn response to the State of Emergency declaration, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cHay is an integral agricultural product supporting Virginia farmers, particularly those with cows and horses. But due to devastating drought challenges, access to hay supplies is dwindling.\n\n\u201cI commend the Governor\u2019s action today to address the hay shortage impacting Virginia.\n\n\u201cI will continue to advocate for our farming and rural communities as they try to access crop relief.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nCongressman Griffith helped lead federal engagement to secure separate USDA Secretarial natural disaster declarations for Virginia farmers.\n\nIn June, Secretary Rollins approved Virginia\u2019s request.\n\nIn July, Tazewell County received a primary natural disaster area designation due to recent drought.\n\nIn August and September, the USDA extended its natural disaster declaration to many other Ninth District localities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "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://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405823"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8475449867546558, "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"}