{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141005013155/http://mcmorris.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=96&itemid=2210", "President Obama Signs Rep. McMorris Rodgers' bipartisan Hydropower Bill", "2013-08-09", "2013", "2013-08", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "President Obama Signs Rep. McMorris Rodgers\u2019 bipartisan Hydropower Bill  WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Today President Obama signed into law the bipartisan Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The legislation speeds development of small hydropower projects throughout the country. McMorris Rodgers released the following statement.  \u201cI am honored that President Obama signed this important piece of legislation. In Eastern Washington, hydropower plays a pivotal role \u2013 whether it\u2019s conventional, small, or conduit hydro \u2013 it provides 75 percent of electricity to the Pacific Northwest and represents a unique opportunity for job creation and energy production.\u201d  \u201cHydropower is clean, reliable, renewable and affordable.\u00a0Unleashing American ingenuity to increase its production will lower energy costs and help create thousands of jobs. The future of American energy independence depends on the development of an \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy approach \u2013 in which hydro must play a crucial role. This new law will create jobs and bolster America\u2019s competitiveness in the energy sector.\u201d  The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act passed unanimously\u00a0in both the House and Senate.  ###", 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/20141005013155/http://mcmorris.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=96&itemid=2210"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4476410578936338, "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"}