{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-secretary-zinke-s-report-regarding-maine-s-katahdin-woods-and", "Statement on Secretary Zinkes Report Regarding Maines Katahdin Woods and Waters Monument", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Congresswoman Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding new reports stating that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will recommend President Trump preserve Maine\u2019s Katahdin Woods and Waters Monument:  \n\t\u00a0\u00a0  \n\t\u201cThe Trump Administration\u2019s attack on public lands is disturbing and, as has been reported, the largest elimination of protected areas in U.S. history. While I am pleased Secretary Zinke has said he\u2019ll recommend that Katahdin Woods & Waters Monument stay intact, I would like the opportunity to read his full report and ensure Maine\u2019s monument is safeguarded from the attacks Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments have suffered.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cKatahdin Woods and Waters Monument has spurred much-needed economic growth in the North Woods region and drawn thousands of new visitors to our state. It would be a mistake for the Trump Administration to reduce or revoke monument that has breathed life into Northern Maine\u2019s economy and introduced thousands to the natural beauty of Maine.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tPingree is a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, which oversees funding for the Department of the Interior.", 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-secretary-zinke-s-report-regarding-maine-s-katahdin-woods-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.081941183656454, "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"}