{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/coons-honored-with-friend-of-farm-bureau-award-for-support-of-delaware-agriculture", "Coons honored with Friend of Farm Bureau Award for support of Delaware agriculture", "2020-11-24", "2020", "2020-11", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Christopher Coons", "C001088", "www.coons.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) receives the national Friend of Farm Bureau Award from President Richard Wilkins of the Delaware Farm Bureau during a ceremony in Camden, Del., Nov. 23, 2020. For additional photos, visit https://bit.ly/3nRkv14. (U.S. Senate Photo by Brendan Mackie/Released).CAMDEN, Del.  Today, U.S. Sen. Chris\r\nCoons (D-Del.), co-chair of the Senate Chicken Caucus and member of the Senate\r\nAppropriations Committee, received the American Farm Bureau Federation's Friend\r\nof Farm Bureau Award during a ceremony at the Delaware Farm Bureau here.   President Richard Wilkins of the DEFB presented Coons with\r\nthe national-level award, which honors members of Congress who work to advance\r\npolicies supporting agriculture and farmers. Delaware agriculture plays a critical role in our state's\r\neconomy and helps to keep food on the tables of American families across the\r\ncountry, Senator Coons said. Finding ways to support our hardworking farmers\r\nis one of my top priorities. I'm honored to receive this award and will\r\ncontinue using my position in the Senate to advocate for agriculture and\r\nDelaware farmers, especially during this difficult time. As Senate Chicken Caucus co-chair, Coons has led the\r\nbipartisan effort to secure federal assistance for contract poultry growers\r\nhurt by the coronavirus pandemic. Coons also uses his position on the Senate\r\nAppropriations Committee to secure funding for vital agriculture, rural\r\ndevelopment, and environmental priorities, including support for the poultry\r\nindustry, agricultural research, farm conservation, and rural housing programs\r\nin the appropriations bills for the fiscal year 2021. For more photos of the ceremony, visit https://bit.ly/3nRkv14.(U.S. Senate Photo by Brendan Mackie/Released).", 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.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/coons-honored-with-friend-of-farm-bureau-award-for-support-of-delaware-agriculture"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8942510467022657, "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"}