{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norcross.house.gov/press-releases?ID=666641FF-575A-42E0-B8AE-E1F4A4865259", "Rep. Norcross, Labor Caucus Escalate Demand for Increased NLRB Funding in Year-End Package", "2022-11-29", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Donald Norcross", "N000188", "norcross.house.gov", "norcross", "https://norcross.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and his fellow Congressional Labor Caucus co-chairs \u2013 Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Linda S\u00e1nchez (CA-38), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) \u2013 today urged House and Senate leaders to adequately fund the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the end-of-the-year appropriations package. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the co-chairs called attention to the dire need to shore up the independent federal agency that protects private sector workers\u2019 rights.\n\n\u201c\u2026 [W]e write to \u2026 express our grave concern over the ongoing funding crisis at the National Labor Relations Board,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cSimply put, the status quo of NLRB funding is untenable. Continuing to underfund the NLRB not only puts workers\u2019 rights at risk but also subjects employers to costly uncertainty. [\u2026] Our economy, our Nation\u2019s employers, and our Nation\u2019s workers need the NLRB to receive funding that allows it to fully implement its mission.\u201d\n\nThe letter escalates a request originally made in an April 2022 letter, led by Congressman Norcross and signed by 148 of his colleagues, to House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Role requesting the NLRB receive additional funding. Today\u2019s letter identifies it as a \u201ctop priority\u201d for the Congressional Labor Caucus.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://norcross.house.gov/press-releases?ID=666641FF-575A-42E0-B8AE-E1F4A4865259"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2806879822164774, "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"}