{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/videos-capito-presents-new-river-gorge-bill-to_national-parks-subcommittee", "VIDEOS: Capito Presents New River Gorge Bill to  National Parks Subcommittee", "2018-12-12", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Shelley Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.12.18\n\t\t\t VIDEOS: Capito Presents New River Gorge Bill to  National Parks Subcommittee \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today discussed her bill, theNew River Gorge National Park Designation Act, at a National Parks Subcommittee hearing, explaining how it would expand economic opportunities and encourage tourism in the New River Gorge area.\nThe New River Gorge serves as a great source of pride for my state of West Virginia and is a driver of our states tourism industry, Senator Capito said in her opening statement. This year, I heard from a growing chorus of constituents, local officials, and other West Virginia organizations and businesses who support redesignation, which prompted my introduction of S.3534. West Virginias economy is diversifying, and tourism is playing a significant role in providing jobs directly and indirectly to West Virginians, so this represents a real opportunity for that growth.\r\n\r\n\r\nFor a video of Senator Capitos opening remarks, click here or on the image above.\r\n\r\nFor a video of Senator Capitos questions for National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith, click here or on the image above.\r\nFor more information about the legislation, click here.\r\n# # #", 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://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/videos-capito-presents-new-river-gorge-bill-to_national-parks-subcommittee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.888284295797348, "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"}