{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-secures-committee-approval-of-water-projects-for-utah-amid-intense-drought", "Curtis Secures Committee Approval of Water Projects for Utah Amid Intense Drought", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Video of the Senator\u2019s Committee remarks can be found here, and a transcript is below.\n\nUtah is in a record drought. Everywhere I go, it\u2019s \u201cwater, water, water, water.\u201d And I think in many cases, as [there are] many pressing problems we have as a country and as a state, water still rises to the top.\n\nSo, I\u2019m very pleased, particularly for the communities of Ephraim and Centerville, who will benefit from this in their ability to bring clean water to the residents and otherwise would not be able to do it without this bill.\n\nSo, I\u2019d like to thank the Committee, the staff, [and] the Ranking Member yourself for making this possible.\n\nI\u2019d also like to point out the Great Salt Lake and the impending needs there, and I look forward to furthering discussions with this Committee and other members to see how we can save a very, very important asset in the West.\n\nIt\u2019s an environmental issue. It\u2019s a standard of living issue. On many, many levels this is important and a very important role.\n\nAnd what I\u2019m pleased with the Great Salt Lake is that my state\u2019s not just waiting for the federal government. I have philanthropic help. I have local community help. I have state government help. Everybody is leaning into this, and I\u2019m grateful the federal government is willing to lean in as well.", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"]], "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.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-secures-committee-approval-of-water-projects-for-utah-amid-intense-drought"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4454659540206194, "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"}