{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/opinion-on-this-we-can-agree-lets-stop-wildfires", "Opinion: On This We Can Agree: Let\u2019s Stop Wildfires", "2026-07-27", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Letter-to-the-Editor Submitted by U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT)\n\nWASHINGTON\u2014In a letter responding to the Wall Street Journal editorial, \u201cTrump and Bernie, Political Smokejumpers,\u201d U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) argued that while the editorial correctly identifies American forest management failures, it overlooks the bipartisan legislative solutions already moving through Congress, including the Senator\u2019s Fix Our Forests Act and Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act.\n\n\u201cWe have neglected active forest management for far too long. Both parties share this blame. . . . But while you rightly criticize recent political finger-pointing, you fail to mention that bipartisan, turnkey solutions exist in this Congress,\u201d Senator Curtis wrote.\n\n\u201cCleaner air begins with better-managed forests. The support for these solutions proves that isn\u2019t a Republican or a Democratic idea\u2014it\u2019s common sense. Yet, by our own doing, Washington is suffocating in the consequences of our own inaction,\u201d the piece concludes.\n\nRead the full letter to the editor here, and the original editorial here.\n\nBackground:\n\nUtah fire seasons typically begin in July and end in October. Not even through the first month of the 2026 fire season, Utah has alreadyexperienced 651 total wildfires with over 380,000 acres burned in 2026\u2014more than the past three years combined.", 1, "2026-07-28T07:37:32Z", "2026-07-28T07:38:50Z"]], "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/opinion-on-this-we-can-agree-lets-stop-wildfires"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.535054063424468, "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"}