{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-convenes-second-agriculture-advisory-council-meeting", "Mrvan Convenes Second Agriculture Advisory Council Meeting", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Frank J. Mrvan", "M001214", "mrvan.house.gov", "mrvan", "https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Valparaiso, IN \u2013 Last week, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan convened the second meeting of his Agriculture Advisory Council for Indiana\u2019s First Congressional District.\n\nThe Agriculture Advisory Council convenes local leaders to discuss the challenges facing farmers\u2019 operations, businesses, and livelihoods in Northwest Indiana. The goal of the advisory council is to meet twice a year to discuss current issues, help guide the Congressman\u2019s legislative priorities, and ensure the voices of Indiana farmers are heard in Washington.\n\nCongressman Mrvan spoke on the House floor yesterday to share what he heard. He stated that \u201cour farmers are getting crushed,\u201d that \u201cthey need tariff relief, lower fuel costs, expanded markets, and action from Congress,\u201d and that \u201cwe must give our farmers the stability they need to keep feeding America.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mrvan\u2019s full remarks on the House floor are available here, and the proceedings from the Agriculture Advisory Council meeting can be viewed here.\n\nThe Agriculture Advisory Council is composed of agricultural stakeholders from across Indiana\u2019s First Congressional District \u2013 including local farmers and leaders from the Indiana Beef Cattle Association, Indiana Corn Growers Association, Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana Pork, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Lake County Farm Bureau, Lake County Purdue Extension, the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, LaPorte County Farm Bureau, LaPorte County Purdue Extension, the LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District, Porter County Farm Bureau, Porter County Purdue Extension, and the Porter County Soil and Water Conservation District.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"]], "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://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-convenes-second-agriculture-advisory-council-meeting"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6691361777484417, "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"}