{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/fetterman-mccormick-wyden-introduce-bill-to-stop-spread-of-spotted-lanternflies/", "Fetterman, McCormick, Introduce Bill to Stop Spread of Spotted Lanternflies", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "PA", "John Fetterman", "F000479", "www.fetterman.senate.gov", "fetterman", "https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/press-release/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Last week, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA), joined by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act to designate the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species that poses a significant threat to our nation\u2019s agricultural economy, as a high-priority research initiative for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.\n\n\u201cSpotted lanternflies have ravaged crops that are critical to Pennsylvania\u2019s economy including grapevines, apples, peaches, hops, and more,\u201d said Senator Fetterman. \u201cFor over a decade, they have cost the Commonwealth millions of dollars and thousands of jobs. I\u2019m proud to lead this bipartisan bill to combat this invasive species and protect our farmers.\u201d\n\n\u201cPennsylvania\u2019s farmers work hard to produce some of the best agricultural products in the world, and it\u2019s concerning that their hard work is at risk of being eaten away by pests,\u201d said Senator McCormick. \u201cBy investing in research to combat spotted lanternflies, this bill will help protect our farms, strengthen our agricultural economy, and better control this invasive species.\u201d\n\nSpotted lanternflies were first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. They have since spread throughout the Commonwealth and are currently found in 51 counties. Studies estimate that the species could cost the state $324 million annually if not contained because of the significant damage they cause many pieces of critical agriculture.\n\nWatch Senator Fetterman\u2019s subcommittee hearing on lanternflies here.", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"]], "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.fetterman.senate.gov/fetterman-mccormick-wyden-introduce-bill-to-stop-spread-of-spotted-lanternflies/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9798328392207623, "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"}