{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2024/10/ross-joins-sen-jon-ossoff-rep-austin-scott-30-lawmakers-in-bipartisan-bicameral-push-for-agricultural-disaster-relief-funding-after-hurricane-helene", "Ross Joins Sen. Jon Ossoff, Rep. Austin Scott, 30 Lawmakers in Bipartisan, Bicameral Push for Agricultural Disaster Relief Funding after Hurricane Helene", "2024-10-01", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) in a bipartisan push for disaster relief funding to prevent deep and lasting economic damage to the agricultural industry in the Southeastern United States.\n\nThe bipartisan, bicameral group of 33 lawmakers from Southeastern states, including many North Carolina lawmakers, are urging Congressional Leadership to work with them and the Biden administration to ensure disaster relief resources are made available to agricultural producers following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene for agriculture.\n\n\u201cTo prevent deep and lasting economic damage to the agricultural industry in the southeastern United States, it is imperative that Congress make appropriations as soon as possible upon the completion of damage assessments to fully fund unmet agricultural disaster relief needs in our states and across the nation,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cFarmers and growers nationwide, not only those damaged by Helene, have now faced multiple growing seasons without sufficient federal support. Our constituents are counting on us to act swiftly.\u201d\n\nThe letter was also signed by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Reps. Don Davis (NC-01), Greg Murphy (NC-03), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Dan Bishop (NC-08), Chuck Edwards (NC-11), Alma Adams (NC-12) Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Jeff Jackson (NC-14), Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (GA-01), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Rich McCormick (GA-06), Lucy McBath (GA-07), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Mike Collins (GA-10), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Rick Allen (GA-12), David Scott (GA-13), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), Darren Soto (FL-09), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01).\n\n\u201cFederal agricultural disaster assistance is essential to help our States and our Nation recover. We urge you to work with the administration to ensure disaster relief resources are made available to our growers. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to working with you to secure these critical resources,\u201d the group wrote.\n\nClick here to read the letter.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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://ross.house.gov/2024/10/ross-joins-sen-jon-ossoff-rep-austin-scott-30-lawmakers-in-bipartisan-bicameral-push-for-agricultural-disaster-relief-funding-after-hurricane-helene"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8301013149321079, "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"}