{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301204641/http://kinzinger.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=584", "Pontiac Daily Leader: Optimism rises on Farm Bill", "2013-12-07", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Adam Kinzinger", "K000378", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Recent reports indicate that legislators in Washington, D.C. are inching closer towards the passage of comprehensive agriculture legislation. \n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re making great progress, across the board we\u2019re trying to bring it all together,\u201d Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow?(D-MI) said recently. \u201cWe are coming closer in every part of the bill.\u201d \n \n\tThe reauthorization of the Farm Bill continues to take much more time than many would like. Some programs have been extended, others are unfunded, unauthorized and unreformed \u2013\u2002much to the dismay of agriculture producers across the nation. \n \n\tHowever, Rep. Adam Kinzinger \u2013\u2002an Ottawa Republican \u2013 remains optimistic on the prospects for passage. \n \n\tIt\u2019s been a long process to get here, but I am hopeful that both sides will be able to come to agreement on a long-term bill,\u201d said Kinzinger in a statement. \u201cIllinois farmers need reliable farm policy that lets them plan ahead instead of guessing what will come from Washington year after year. It\u2019s time we got this critical legislation done to give farmers across the state and the country the certainty they have long deserved.\u201d \n \n\tSenate Democrats and House Republicans have battled for over a year on key sticking points including subsidies and food stamp and nutrition assistance programs, which has pushed federal support for farmers past several key deadlines. \n \n\tAccording to the USDA, passage of a comprehensive Farm Bill will be particularly impactful in rural areas of the country, where poverty is more widespread. \n \n\tSince 2009, rural development programs, which are often included in the\u00a0 legislation, have financed 3,898 rural water and wastewater projects, helping create jobs and providing clean water for millions of Americans. \n \n\tWhile the approaches of both parties continue to differ, and details remain scarce, optimism on a rare piece of bipartisan legislation could be put forward before the end of the year. \n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re making great progress, across the board we\u2019re trying to bring it all together,\u201d said House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK). \u201cWe made great progress. We have more progress to make. Let us keep working.\u201d \n \n\t\u00a0 \n\n\tClick here to view the full posting.", 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/20140301204641/http://kinzinger.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=584"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1954618860036135, "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"}