{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-votes-reopen-government-support-servicemembers-and-ag", "WESTERMAN VOTES TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT, SUPPORT SERVICEMEMBERS AND AG COMMUNITY", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate\u2019s Continuing Resolution which included appropriations legislation for agriculture, the legislative branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cAfter more than 40 days of leaving American taxpayers to shoulder the burden of political theatre that created needless hardship on families, workers, and communities across the Fourth District, House Republicans have passed a measure to reopen the government,\u201d said Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04).\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have cast my vote not only to get Washington working again, but to pass legislation that supports our military heroes who have served our country, our hardworking farmers and agriculture community, and government operations for constituents across the Fourth District. I am eager to hit the ground running to continue the work we\u2019re doing to create commonsense, conservative legislation that delivers on the promise House Republicans made to the American people.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nToday\u2019s vote included legislation which addresses the following issues:\n\nAgriculture\n\n\u2022 Invests in MAHA food safety, USDA, and FDA \u2014 keeping America\u2019s food and drug supply secure.\n\n\u2022 Strengthens tracking of foreign land purchased to protect U.S. farmland.\n\n\u2022 Funds land-grant universities to keep U.S. agriculture competitive against China.\n\n\u2022 Fully funds nutrition programs \u2014 SNAP, WIC, Child Nutrition.\n\nLegislative Branch\n\n\u2022 Ensures continued operations and services for constituents.\n\n\u2022 Supports governance and work advancing President Trump\u2019s legislative priorities.\n\n\u2022 Prevents federal dollars from going to Chinese-made tech or drones.\n\n\u2022 Requires unused MRA funds to go towards reducing the debt.\n\n\u2022 Eliminates wasteful, liberal mandates, including \u201clow-emission\u201d vehicle requirements.", 1, "2026-04-24T05:51:25Z", "2026-04-24T05:53:00Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-votes-reopen-government-support-servicemembers-and-ag"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4177109114825726, "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"}