{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-designation-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument", "Statement on designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument", "2016-08-24", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement on this morning\u2019s announcement that land donated by the Quimby family would be designated as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.\nThis is an exciting and historic day for Maine. \u00a0The creation of a new national monument will bring economic development to the area and benefit all of Maine. It will bring millions of visitors to this beautiful and special part of our state, and at the same time preserve traditional uses like hunting and snowmobiling.\u00a0\nThe American people owe a debt of gratitude to Roxanne Quimby for this incredible act of generosity. She worked hard to build a great company from the ground up, and the first thing she did when she sold it was to figure out how to give back to the people of Maine by donating this land. \u00a0Generations of Americans will benefit from her gift.", 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://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-designation-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6919731386005878, "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"}