{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1486", "Congressman Valadao Statement on Confirmed Avian Flu Cases in California Dairies", "2024-09-04", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "CA", "David G. Valadao", "V000129", "valadao.house.gov", "valadao", "https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found at three dairy farms in the Central Valley. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cAs a dairyman I\u2019ve been closely following this situation since the first avian influenza case was detected in U.S. dairy cattle, and have remained in contact with dairy producers, USDA, CDC, and CDFA to ensure the dairy industry is equipped to keep dairy cattle and the workers who interact with these animals healthy,\u201d said Congressman Valadao. \u201cThankfully, there is no milk, meat, or dairy product safety concern for consumers. I\u2019ll continue working with local, state, and federal partners to bring avian influenza research to the forefront and better equip the industry to deal with these kinds of diseases.\u201d\n\nCongressman Valadao is a co-sponsor of theAvian Influenza Research and Response Act, which would:\n\nPrioritize highly pathogenic avian influenza research under USDA\u2019s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.\n\nCodify in law recent USDA rulemaking that allows for dairy producers to be compensated for loss of milk production due to avian influenza infection.\n\nDirect the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Dairy Biosecurity Education and Training program.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1486"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9210659191012383, "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"}