{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://soto.house.gov/media/press-releases/soto-bipartisan-members-florida-congressional-delegation-send-letter-opposing", "Soto, Bipartisan Members of Florida Congressional Delegation Send Letter Opposing Proposed Oil Drilling in Florida Everglades", "2021-10-15", "2021", "2021-10", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Darren Soto", "S001200", "soto.house.gov", "soto", "https://soto.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "\"Members of the Florida congressional delegation have written to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service regarding this issue before,\" wrote the members. \"We echo these sentiments and renew our convictions encouraging your administration to conduct a full environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for these proposals and deny any operations permits needed to advance any new oil drilling sites within the Everglades.\"\n\n\"Congress is investing billions of dollars to restore the Everglades under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Act; to allow oil drilling in the Everglades would put these investments in direct jeopardy. There is fierce local opposition from the Seminole Tribe and other local communities. The recent California oil spill is the latest example of the irreparable harm oil drilling can have to our communities and environment. For these reasons, we believe the proposed oil extraction activity should not be authorized.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "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://soto.house.gov/media/press-releases/soto-bipartisan-members-florida-congressional-delegation-send-letter-opposing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.231336034834385, "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"}