{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-epa-abolishing-endangerment-finding-leaving", "Congressman Carter Statement on EPA Abolishing the Endangerment Finding, Leaving Americans Vulnerable to Pollution and the Climate Crisis", "2026-02-12", "2026", "2026-02", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) abolished the Endangerment Finding:\n\n\u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s decision to roll back the EPA\u2019s Endangerment Finding is recklessand dangerous. By denying the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate pollution endangers public health, Republicans are making climate denial the official policy of the United States. This action puts polluter profits ahead of people\u2019s lives.\n\n\u201cHere in Louisiana, we don\u2019t have the luxury of pretending climate change isn\u2019t real. We are already experiencing more severe hurricanes, catastrophic flooding, record-breaking heat waves, and other extreme weather. Our families are already paying the price of the climate crisis. Abandoning the EPA\u2019s duty to protect public health will only exacerbate these harms.\n\n\u201cRepealing the Endangerment Finding doesn\u2019t lower costs for working families or make us safer. It increases pollution, drives up health care costs, and exposes millions of Americans to preventable illness and premature death. Trading death for profits isn\u2019t energy policy. It\u2019s a moral failure.\n\n\u201cThe EPA\u2019s mission is to protect human health and the environment, not to serve as a shield for polluters. Climate change is happening now, and the evidence is undeniable. I will continue fighting to restore respect for science at the EPA, protect clean air and water, fully fund disaster response without political interference, and stand up for the health, safety, and dignity of the people of Louisiana and this country.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-epa-abolishing-endangerment-finding-leaving"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2507936917245388, "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"}