{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221011005/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/brown-urges-safety-net-for-farmers-poor", "Brown urges safety net for farmers, poor", "2013-11-24", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Sunday, November 24, 2013\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAs lawmakers in Washington negotiate a new Farm Bill, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio called for a bill that provides a safety net for both farmers and people in need.\nDuring a recent media conference call the Ohio Democrat and two guests -- Jack Fisher, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau, and Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks -- urged Congress pass a Farm Bill to protect farmers and help those in need.\nData provided by Brown's office showed that Portage County has invested $574,982 in rural development.\nHe said 17,605 residents of the county receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, formerly known as food stamps.\nBrown expressed his hope that Congress would approve a Senate version of the bill, and not the one pending in the House of Representatives that would cut SNAP benefits by $40 million.\n\"Americans are not getting rich off of this program,\" he said. \"I will not support a bill that goes against those in need.\"\nTo read the full article, please click the link below:\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBrown urges safety net for farmers, poor\u00a0\u00bb", 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/20140221011005/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/brown-urges-safety-net-for-farmers-poor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4725448563694954, "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"}