{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=CBBAACDB-EF81-47B1-9AD2-2ADC616DAD23", "Sen. Moran Applauds Exemption of Salt from U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Imports", "2026-09-09", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "The administration\u2019s decision comes after Moran raised concerns with USTR over the impact of salt tariffs on Kansas\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after the Trump administration\u2019s decision to exempt salt from tariffs on Canadian imports:\n\n\u201cThe administration\u2019s decision is welcome news for Kansas businesses and taxpayers. When these tariffs were proposed, I urged the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact on Kansas taxpayers and local businesses, including Morton Salt and Compass Minerals, both headquartered in Overland Park, which own and operate Canadian mines and bring salt into the United States for distribution. Salt is a critical commodity in our state, particularly as we head into colder weather with local governments utilizing it to remove ice and keep Kansans safe on the roads. I appreciate the decision to grant this exemption and will continue engaging with the administration on trade policies impacting workers and local businesses in Kansas.\u201d\n\nItems to note:\n\nIn August, Sen. Moran raised concerns with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer regarding the impact of the administration\u2019s proposed 50 percent salt tariffs on Kansas businesses, local governments and taxpayers.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-10T09:25:58Z", "2026-09-10T09:27:09Z"]], "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.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=CBBAACDB-EF81-47B1-9AD2-2ADC616DAD23"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8402790408581495, "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"}