{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-calls-inclusion-diverse-businessowners-hurricane", "Congressman Troy Carter Calls for Inclusion of Diverse Businessowners in Hurricane Response Contracts", "2021-09-08", "2021", "2021-09", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, LA. \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting that business contracting efforts made in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida include full participation by minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned small businesses.\n\n\u201cEfforts to support and recognize historically underutilized businesses should always be implemented, and the need to do so is greater in the aftermath of a disaster,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cFar too often in the past, we have seen local, minority-owned businesses do the actual work of a contract but get paid pennies. This pitiful history can\u2019t continue.\u201d\n\nPresident Joe Biden has recognized the importance of small, local business involvement in federal contracting. This June, he directed federal agencies to increase contracting with businesses that fall in the category of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE). The Congressman says that this move is step in the right direction.\n\n\u201cGiving out small and local businesses an opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of their own community is key to a strong recovery and stronger communities,\u201d wrote Congressman Carter. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the surest ways we can build back better.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"]], "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-troy-carter-calls-inclusion-diverse-businessowners-hurricane"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7014507427811623, "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"}