{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-advances-priorities-appropriations-legislation", "Smucker Advances Priorities in Appropriations Legislation", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington\u2014Legislative priorities advanced Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) have been included in H.R. 5894, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.\n\nSmucker, a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, offered an amendment ensuring that students continuing their education in a career and technical education program remain eligible for federal financial aid. Recently, the Biden administration released a regulation limiting access to federal financial aid for students attending certain post-secondary education programs. Smucker successfully offered an amendment to block the implementation of that portion of the rule.\n\nSpeaking in favor of his amendment, Smucker said: \u201cThere is no mistaking that our workforce is in a dire state. There are 9.6 million open jobs across the country right now and only 5.4 million individuals looking for jobs. There are not enough people to fill all our open positions. Employers are keenly aware of this, and it\u2019s a message that I hear over and over again in my district. [The Administration\u2019s rule] is a huge disservice to students, this will mean less students will be able to use that pathway for a great career because they may not have the resources to pay.\u201d\n\nClick here to watch Smucker\u2019s remarks offered during consideration of his amendment.\n\nAlso included in the appropriations legislation, is Smucker\u2019s bipartisan Hospital Adoption Education Act, which aims to provide the health care industry with information and understanding about adoption-sensitive care. Most health care staff have not received education on adoption sensitivities and are unaware of how their words and actions could impact a prospective birth mother. Providing training for health care professionals and disseminating best practices to hospitals and birthing centers throughout the country will improve overall long-term health and emotional outcomes for the birth mother, the child she placed, and the adoptive family.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-advances-priorities-appropriations-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7447779644280672, "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"}