{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-statement-on-expiration-of-softwood-lumber-agreement", "Daines Statement on Expiration of Softwood Lumber Agreement", "2016-10-13", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "10.13.16\n\t\t\t Daines Statement on Expiration of Softwood Lumber Agreement \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBOZEMAN, Mont. U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement after the expiration of the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA):\r\nSubsidized and unfairly traded lumber imports continue to severely harm Montana mills, workers and communities. President Obama needs to remain committed to reaching a new trade agreement that prioritizes the American worker and fights for good-paying jobs.\r\nThe SLA expired on October 12, 2015 with a one-year moratorium on complaints or lawsuitsending on October 12, 2016.\r\nA timeline of Daines' efforts to renegotiate a new SLA for Montana's sawmills is below:\r\nApril 27, 2006:SLA signed  seven year agreement that went into force on October 12, 2006\r\nJanuary 23, 2012:SLA extended until October 12, 2015.\r\nSeptember 17, 2015:Daines sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell urging him to provide much needed certainty for Montana sawmills facing the expiration of the SLA.\r\nOctober 12, 2015:Expiration of the SLA.\r\nOctober 21, 2015:Daines met with Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer to urge him to begin negotiating a new SLA.\r\nDecember 3, 2015:Daines wrote newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to emphasize Montana priorities and ensure continued economic growth on both sides of the northern border.\r\nFebruary 22, 2016:In advance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first state visit to Washington, D.C., Daines urged the USTR to prioritize Montana issues in discussions with Canada.\r\nJune 23, 2016:Daines spoke to United States Trade Represetnative Ambassador Froman regarding SLA in advance of President Obama and PM Trudeau meeting in Ottawa.\r\nJuly 19, 2016:In a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Michael Froman, Daines pushed for a new SLA with Canada.\r\nSeptmeber 13, 2016:Daines met with Gitane De Silva, Alberta's new Senior Representative to the United States to discuss the expiring SLA.\r\n\r\n###\r\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-statement-on-expiration-of-softwood-lumber-agreement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7604863494634628, "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"}