{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-hosts-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-at-whiteland-farm-for-listening-session-with-hoosiers", "Donnelly Hosts EPA Administrator for Listening Session with Hoosiers", "2013-11-18", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Hosts EPA Administrator for Listening Session with Hoosiers\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, November 18, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 Senator Donnelly on Saturday hosted EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy at Kelsay Farms in Whiteland, Indiana, for a listening session with members of Indiana\u2019s ag community. Administrator McCarthy heard directly from the Hoosier farmers, producers, and conservationists who are affected daily by the regulations put in place by the EPA. Sarah Bittleman, senior agricultural counselor to the EPA, was also present to listen to the concerns of Hoosiers.\r\nDonnelly said, \u201cThere\u2019s no better location than to be right here on the farm with Indiana farmers to find out the effect of these rules and to let Administrator McCarthy and everyone in the EPA know there is no one with better incentives to be great stewards of the land and managers of the environment than our farm families that work and live on it every day.\u201d\r\nAdministrator McCarthy answered questions and listened to comments regarding EPA\u2019s recently announced reduction in the volume of renewable fuels required in our overall fuel supply.\u00a0 Senator Donnelly opposes this reduction, which would hurt Indiana\u2019s economy and lessen our nation\u2019s energy security.\u00a0 Hoosiers described to McCarthy the negative impact the reduction would have on farmers directly and on the ethanol and overall biofuel industries.\u00a0 Administrator McCarthy also listened to Hoosiers at the forefront of adopting important conservation techniques and nutrient management efforts and heard concerns about EPA\u2019s approval process for new ag production technology.\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tContact: Donnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 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.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-hosts-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-at-whiteland-farm-for-listening-session-with-hoosiers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.059297937899828, "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"}