{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://watkins.house.gov/media/press-releases/usmca-deal-done-rep-watkins-ready-whip", "USMCA Deal Done--Rep. Watkins Ready to Whip", "2019-12-10", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Steven Watkins", "W000824", "watkins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Press Contact:Dylan.Jones@mail.house.gov\n\nFor Immediate Release:\nDecember 10, 2019\n\nUSMCA Deal DoneRep. Watkins Ready to Whip\n\nWashington, D.C.Rep. Steve Watkins (KS-02) issued the following statement upon the announcement of an official agreement on USMCA, a deal to modernize trade between the United States' and Kansas' two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico: \nToday's announcement is a win for Kansas farmers, workers, and families. I have been calling on Speaker Pelosi to bring USMCA to a vote for months. As the first Freshman lawmaker on Whip Scalise's USMCA Whip Team, I stand ready to whip my colleagues for an Aye vote and deliver a win for Kansas.\n\nRepublican Whip Steve Scalise issued the following statement: \nAs part of our USMCA Whip Team, Steve played an integral part in this USMCA negotiation process. This trade deal will be a major boost for our economy and is great news for American workers and Kansan families. I want to thank Steve for his assistance and hard work over the past months. Now let's get USMCA over the finish line!\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://watkins.house.gov/media/press-releases/usmca-deal-done-rep-watkins-ready-whip"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.497764140367508, "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"}