{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/content/cornyn-government-funding-tax-relief-bills-include-key-texas-priorities", "Cornyn: Government Funding, Tax Relief Bills Include Key Texas Priorities", "2015-12-17", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "John Cornyn", "C001056", "www.cornyn.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor today about the FY2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill and theProtecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015,legislation the Senate will consider this week.\nExcerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video of his speech can be foundhere.\nOn Lifting the Crude Export Ban:  By doing away with thisantiquated policy and allowingour own domestic production toreach global markets, we cankick start the United Stateseconomy and provide a realopportunity for job creation inthe country.\nOn Renewing a Public-Private Partnership Program at Land Ports of Entry:  This bill also renews aninnovative port of entrypartnership program modeledafter the Cross-Border TradeEnhancement Act.This, too, is bipartisanlegislation Specifically, it provides new opportunities for border communities and businesses to improvestaffing levels and upgradeinfrastructure at ourinternational border crossingsto help move people and goodsacross our border more safelyand efficiently.\nOn Repealing of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Regulations:  This omnibus legislation alsoincludes a provision to fullyrepeal the Country of Originlabeling regulations, known asCOOL.This has been a real problem forour livestock producers in Texasand in the United States.By repealing these costly foodlabeling mandates, the U.S. willavoid a trade war with Canadaand Mexico, two of our largestexport and trading partners, andit will help Texas farmers andranchers and manufacturers.\nOn Making State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Permanent:  This legislation also includes apermanent extension of state andlocal sales tax deduction,something that amounts to morethan $1 billion in annual taxrelief for Texans.This will ensure that Texans areon a level playing field withthose who deduct their stateincome tax because we don't havean income tax and never will.", 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.cornyn.senate.gov/content/cornyn-government-funding-tax-relief-bills-include-key-texas-priorities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4441781677305698, "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"}