{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-calls-retroactive-reinstatement-expanded-unemployment", "Congressman Troy Carter Calls for Retroactive Reinstatement of Expanded Unemployment Benefits in Louisiana", "2021-09-03", "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 Ahead of the September 6th expiration of expanded unemployment benefits at the federal level, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. wrote a letter calling on Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to retroactively reinstate expanded unemployment benefits for Louisiana residents. The option to make these benefits retroactive ends on Monday.\n\n\u201cRight now, people across the state are recovering from one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall,\u201d writes Congressman Carter. \u201cLouisianians, especially those who have been out of work, need money in their pockets right now.\u201d\n\n\u201cThousands of Louisianians are looking for ways to pay for hotel rooms, gas, and basic necessities,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cReinstating expanded unemployment benefits will enable many people the means to access food and shelter; basic necessities that every human should be afforded regardless of their employment or financial circumstances. Governor, the time to act is now.\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-retroactive-reinstatement-expanded-unemployment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8939411491155624, "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"}