{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131208225506/http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=47602", "Grassley Comments on USDA Breakdown of Actively Engaged Data", "2013-11-26", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Charles Grassley", "G000386", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture made available additional information about farm payments being received by general partnerships and joint ventures through people using the \u201cactive personal management only.\u201d The figures are a more detailed look at information provided in a Government Accountability Office report that Grassley released last month.\u00a0 According to the GAO report, entities set up as General Partnerships received about $159 million while entities set up as Joint Ventures received $12 million in 2012 through extra \u2018active personal management only\u2019 persons.\u00a0 Click here to see the breakdown of the information by state provided by the Department of Agriculture.\u00a0 The amounts going to states through this loophole range from more than $52 million per year to nearly $1,000 per year. \u201cMore than $172 million went out the door in 2012 through this loophole.\u00a0 The data provided by the Department of Agriculture shows that the loophole is exploited by some states more than others.\u00a0 The loophole is closed in both the House and Senate bills, yet it\u2019s still a discussion point.\u00a0 The United States has a $17 trillion debt, unsustainable entitlements, and record land prices, yet we\u2019re hearing some members of Congress still don\u2019t want to tighten the law that would do nothing more than prevent a few of the\u00a0 biggest, wealthiest farmers from exploiting taxpayers.\u201d", 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://web.archive.org/web/20131208225506/http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=47602"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3994781766086817, "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"}