{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-meets-president-biden-discusses-hurricane-recovery-and", "Congressman Troy Carter Meets with President Biden, Discusses Hurricane Recovery and Cutting Red Tape on the Path to Recovery", "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 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. met with President Joe Biden in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The President and the Congressman received a briefing from local government and emergency response officials and then conducted a walking tour through the hard-hit town of LaPlace, Louisiana.\n\n\u201cHurricane Ida has turned life in much of Louisiana upside-down,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cIt meant a lot to have President Biden come to our state to see the damage firsthand and speak directly with impacted people.\n\nDuring his visit with President Biden, Congressman Carter discussed several topics with the President, including increasing the average FEMA assistance amount, SBA Disaster Loan forgiveness, Community Development Block Grant funding, and including local small businesses in disaster contracting.\n\n\u201cToday the President and I discussed ways to cut through red tape to help communities equitably recover and help Louisiana, and America, Build Back Better,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cIn my private meeting with the President, he expressed his support for hardening our power infrastructure by burying our energy transmission lines underground.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe journey to full recovery from Hurricane Ida is just beginning, but I\u2019m grateful to have President Biden, his Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, and the entire Administration on our side as Louisiana recovers and rebuilds,\u201d said Congressman Carter.", 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-meets-president-biden-discusses-hurricane-recovery-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.560254815965891, "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"}