{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=A75B8510-8B92-47A1-BDA9-E51EDA6838F6", "Heller Welcomes Interior Departments Recommended Action on Gold Butte", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today welcomed Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke\u2019s recommendation to the White House to slightly modify the Gold Butte National Monument, which would allow the local community to access water rights that were lost under the Obama Administration. \u201cThe Department of Interior\u2019s decision is welcome news for Nevada as it allows the Valley Water District to access their water rights that were lost under the previous administration,\u201d\u00a0said Heller. \u201cI was proud to work with Secretary Zinke to prioritize local concerns over the opinion of Washington bureaucrats, and I\u2019m pleased with his recommendation to the White House. As this process moves forward, I remain committed to promoting the \u2018Nevada\u2019 model of conservation.\u201d During his last two years in office, President Obama unilaterally placed restrictions on over one million acres of public land in Nevada through the\u00a0American Antiquities Act of 1906.\u00a0Given that nearly 85 percent of Nevada is already owned by the federal government,\u00a0Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02) introduced the\u00a0Nevada Land Sovereignty Act\u00a0,\u00a0a bill that prevents unilateral land grabs by requiring any monument designation to receive Congressional approval. \u201cPublic lands are for public use, and I believe that communities that border public lands, like those in the Virgin Valley, deserve to have their voices heard in land management decisions. I believe that modest changes to Gold Butte will restore the public voice and will allow for critical public access for water rights and infrastructure. I appreciate the input from local stakeholders and Senator Heller throughout this review process,\u201d said Secretary Zinke.\r\n###", 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.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=A75B8510-8B92-47A1-BDA9-E51EDA6838F6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6023148782551289, "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"}