{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothfus-receives-champion-small-business-investing-award", "Rothfus Receives Champion of Small Business Investing Award", "2016-10-25", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Keith Rothfus", "R000598", "rothfus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u201cAs a member of the Financial Services Committee, I am working to ensure small businesses can access the capital they need to create jobs, innovate, and grow the economy in Western Pennsylvania,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Rothfus. \u201cI am honored to have been given this award and will continue to fight for policies that reduce regulatory burdens on both small business investors and the small businesses they help to grow.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCongressman Rothfus is a true friend of small business investors in Pennsylvania and very passionate about making sure Congress is prioritizing small business capital formation issues as a key member of the House Financial Services Committee,\u201d said Brett Palmer, President of SBIA.\u00a0 \u201cSBIA is grateful for Congressman Rothfus\u2019 support of our Capital Formation Agenda, including his co-sponsorship of key legislation intended to reduce regulations on small business investors.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCongressman Rothfus is a strong advocate for Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) as a key Member of the House Financial Services Committee,\u201d said Steve Gurgovits, Managing Partner of Tecum Capital in Pittsburgh. \u201cWe are grateful for his tiresome efforts to reduce duplicative burdens on SBICs.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresenting the Champion of Small Business Investing Award to Congressman Rothfus was Stephen Gurgovits, Tyson Smith, and Joel Pokorney of Tecum Capital, an SBIC based in Pittsburgh, PA.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSBICs have invested over $950 billion in Pennsylvania small business over the past five years. There are 15 SBICs based in the State of Pennsylvania, including Tecum Capital in the Pittsburgh area.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-30-", 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://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothfus-receives-champion-small-business-investing-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0149101726710796, "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"}