{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-blunt-rochester-ernst-bill-to-strengthen-u-s-manufacturing-passes-senate/", "ICYMI:\u00a0Blunt Rochester, Ernst Bill to Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing\u00a0Passes Senate", "2026-09-25", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "DE", "Lisa Blunt Rochester", "B001303", "www.bluntrochester.senate.gov", "bluntrochester", "https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) celebrated the unanimous passage of the bipartisan Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act to decrease our reliance on foreign imports for key materials and boost manufacturing in rural America.\n\nThe bill instructs the Secretary of Commerce to identify critical goods that are currently being imported and find ways to help domestic producers manufacture them in rural areas and industrial parks, boosting manufacturing here at home. Blunt Rochester and Ernst were joined by Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.). The House companion was led by Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-1) and Kim Schrier (D-Wash.-8).\n\nThe bill now heads to the president\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\n\u201cSupply chains are critical to global competitiveness and our national security,\u201d said Sen. Blunt Rochester. \u201cI\u2019m proud to see this bipartisan legislation pass into law to help identify where we are over-reliant on foreign imports for critical infrastructure and explore how we can bring that manufacturing back to the United States. These investments will strengthen domestic production, secure our supply chains, and support good-paying jobs right here at home.\u201d\n\n\u201cMy bipartisan bill will identify vulnerabilities in our supply chains and help bring manufacturing back to rural America, where Iowans are ready to roll up their sleeves, get to work, and once again make \u2018Made in America\u2019 the norm instead of the exception,\u201d said Sen. Ernst. \u201cI look forward to President Trump signing it into law.\u201d\n\n\u201cIowa has the skilled workforce, manufacturing expertise, and strong communities America needs to lead the next generation of domestic manufacturing. For too long, critical production has moved overseas, leaving American workers behind and making our country dependent on foreign supply chains,\u201d said Rep. Miller-Meeks. \u201cThis bipartisan bill gives us a roadmap to bring that production home, create more opportunities for Iowa workers, and strengthen our nation\u2019s economic and national security. I\u2019m proud to have led this effort with Senator Ernst and grateful for her partnership in getting it across the finish line.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"]], "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://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-blunt-rochester-ernst-bill-to-strengthen-u-s-manufacturing-passes-senate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4689727686345577, "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"}