{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-presses-epa-administrator-to-keep-commitments-to-protect-the", "Sarbanes Presses EPA Administrator Pruitt to Keep Commitments to Protect the Chesapeake Bay [Video]", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "John Sarbanes", "S001168", "sarbanes.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 During a Subcommittee on Environment hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) grilled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt about his failure to protect the Chesapeake Bay Program.\nDuring Administrator Pruitt\u2019s January confirmation hearing, he promised to maintain his agency\u2019s commitment to the Chesapeake Bay Program, which has helped improve the health and vitality of the Bay over the last 34 years. To date, Secretary Pruitt has remained silent as the Trump Administration aims to cut Bay Program funding by 93 percent.\n\u201cWhat I\u2019m looking for is a follow through on the original commitment that you made in the sense of fighting back inside the administration and saying programs like the Chesapeake Bay Program are valuable and the funding needs to be there,\u201d said Congressman Sarbanes. \u201cIt appears under your leadership that that commitment is being zeroed out.\u201d\nSee below for a full video of the Congressman\u2019s remarks.\n###", 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://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-presses-epa-administrator-to-keep-commitments-to-protect-the"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7269859090447426, "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"}