{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://riggleman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-denver-riggleman-stands-free-market-principles-and-rights-small", "Congressman Denver Riggleman Stands Up for Free Market Principles and the Rights of Small Business Owners", "2019-11-19", "2019", "2019-11", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Denver Riggleman", "R000611", "riggleman.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. - Congressman Denver Rigglemanspoke in defense of free market capitalismina House Financial Services Committeehearing this morning. The hearing, entitled \"America for Sale? An Examination of the Practices of Private Funds\", provided members of the committee with an opportunity to discuss the role of private equity in markets and its impact on the American economy.\nCapitalism is an essential part of what makes America a great place to live and American capitalism is a cornerstone of the American dream, said Congressman Riggleman. I would not be where I am today without investments from private equity and I hope this committee will use this hearing to make American capital markets more competitive rather than hamper the free market with added costs and crushing regulations.\nDemocrats attached several pieces of legislation to the hearing for consideration including the House companion to Senator Elizabeth Warren's bill,H.R. 3848.One study found that in a modest-case scenario,the bill would cost the U.S. approximately 6 million jobs and lead to $109 billion per year in lower tax revenue.\nCongressman Riggleman went on to question the panel about the impacts of the proposed legislation. Riggleman used his own experience as a small business owner to guide his questioning.", 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://riggleman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-denver-riggleman-stands-free-market-principles-and-rights-small"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6635109893977642, "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"}