{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-votes-support-farm-workforce-reform", "Thompson Votes in Support of Farm Workforce Reform", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 by a vote of 260-165. Following the vote, Congressman Glenn \u2018GT' Thompson issued a statement:\n\n\"When I visit with farmers throughout Pennsylvania, the overwhelming lack of a reliable workforce is their biggest challenge,\" said Rep. Thompson. \"This bill extends the benefits of the H-2A visa program to our nation's dairy farmers, who are the backbone of Pennsylvania's agricultural sector. Although this bill is far from perfect, it is a step in the right direction towards addressing a major workforce shortage for Pennsylvania's largest industry. I remain hopeful that my colleagues in the Senate will refine this legislation to produce a guest worker program that truly works for our nation's family farms.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "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://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-votes-support-farm-workforce-reform"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8543948642909527, "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"}