{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-fights-disaster-relief-resources", "Congressman Troy Carter Fights for Disaster Relief Resources", "2021-09-23", "2021", "2021-09", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 This week, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. convened a series of meetings with congressional leaders and visiting Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on his top priority of bringing disaster relief funding back home to the state of Louisiana. The meetings included Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chair of House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the Appropriations Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee David Price, and the entire Louisiana Congressional Delegation.\n\n\u201cFollowing Hurricane Ida I have been focused on being boots on the ground for the people of the Second Congressional District,\u201d said Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. \u201cThrough touring the damage and speaking with community leaders and residents, I now have a strong sense of what we need to help our state recover.\u201d\n\n\u201cNow that I have returned to Capitol Hill for votes, my top priority is securing these needed recovery funds for my constituents,\u201d said the Congressman. \u201cMeetings with congressional leaders this week have been productive, and I am hopeful they will remember the challenges facing Louisianians as the House continues to do its work. However, I continue to request that a bipartisan congressional delegation visit southeast Louisiana to witness the unforgettable devastation firsthand.\u201d\n\nCongressman Carter also joined with the rest of the Louisiana House delegation yesterday to send a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers requesting a faster roll out of Operation Blue Roof.\n\nOn Tuesday, Congressman Carter and House Democrats passed a bill to fund the government, which included funds for hurricane relief in Louisiana as a part of the $28.6 billion in disaster recovery funds. He was the only member of Louisiana\u2019s House delegation to vote in support.\n\n\u201cI will always put the people of Louisiana above politics,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cWhen Louisianians are hurting, my number one goal will always be to help. I will continue to work to cut through the partisan challenges and always focus on serving the people of the Second Congressional District.\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-fights-disaster-relief-resources"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0003508068621159, "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"}