{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-applauds-roll-back-of-burdensome-internet-regulation", "Daines Applauds Roll-Back of Burdensome Internet Regulation", "2017-11-21", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.21.17\n\t\t\t Daines Applauds Roll-Back of Burdensome Internet Regulation \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00a0U.S. SENATE \u2013\u00a0U.S. Senator Steve Daines today applauded the\u00a0Federal Communications Commission\u2019s (FCC)\u00a0Chairman Ajit Pai\u2019s announcement regarding plans to dismantle harmful internet regulations implemented under the Obama Administration and return to a light-touch regulatory system that allows the internet economy to thrive.\r\n\u201cSome of America\u2019s greatest companies were born on the internet,\u201d\u00a0said Daines.\u00a0\u201cBy dismantling harmful internet regulations, American companies will have an open internet that allows their business, and our economy, to grow.\u201d\u00a0\r\nDaines\u00a0introduced\u00a0the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act\u00a0in both the 114th\u00a0and 115th\u00a0Congress, which exempts small businesses from enhanced transparency requirements.\u00a0\r\nHe also\u00a0led\u00a0a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging the FCC to take action before the existing exemption expired.\u00a0\u00a0\r\nIn February, Daines\u00a0secured\u00a0FCC approval on the proposal that would bring regulatory relief for small businesses.\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-applauds-roll-back-of-burdensome-internet-regulation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8899299427866936, "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"}