{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://wittman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-wittman-earns-guardian-of-small-business-award", "Congressman Wittman Earns Guardian of Small Business Award", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Robert J. Wittman", "W000804", "wittman.house.gov", "wittman", "https://wittman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today announced that he has earned the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award, recognizing his record of supporting America\u2019s small and independent businesses.\n\n\u201cSmall businesses are the backbone of our communities,\u201d said Rep. Wittman. \u201cI am honored to receive the Guardian of Small Business Award for my work to support Main Street businesses. I am proud to advance policies that cut taxes, reduce burdensome regulations, and make it easier for small businesses to create jobs and invest in their communities. I will continue working to ensure our small businesses have the tools they need to succeed.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) presents its Guardian of Small Business Award to members of Congress who vote with small businesses on at least 70% of NFIB-designated Key Votes. During the 119th Congress, NFIB recognized 51 senators and 216 representatives with the award.\n\nNFIB\u2019s How Congress Voted report tracks lawmakers\u2019 votes on issues identified as priorities by NFIB members through the organization\u2019s member balloting process. NFIB designates legislation addressing critical small business issues as Key Votes and notifies lawmakers in advance that those votes will be included in its congressional voting record.", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "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://wittman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-wittman-earns-guardian-of-small-business-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8872631005942822, "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"}