{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-sens-paul-and-mcconnell-reintroduce-economic-freedom-zones-act/", "Sens. Paul and McConnell Reintroduce Economic Freedom Zones Act", "2017-07-14", "2017", "2017-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell reintroduced the Economic Freedom Zones Act. This legislation will establish free market enterprise zones and dramatically reduce taxes to help facilitate the creation of new jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities, enhance and renew educational opportunities, and increase community involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas.\n\n\u201cThe Economic Freedom Zones Act will bring hope to struggling communities by relieving the oppressive, big government burdens weighing them down,\u201d said Senator Paul. \u201cIt\u2019s time the federal government stop picking winners and losers and instead trust in the ingenuity of the American people.\u201d\n\n\u201cBy reintroducing this legislation, we are standing up for American families who are suffering under the strain of regulation and the consequences of failed economic policies,\u201d said Senator McConnell. \u201cInnovative ideas like this will help bring hope and prosperity to distressed communities across our nation, including those in Kentucky.\u201d\n\nThe Economic Freedom Zones Act will apply to any zip code with unemployment greater than one and a half times the national average and to other economically depressed areas. In 2016, the Senate voted on the bill as an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Energy Policy Modernization Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T21:54:49Z"]], "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.paul.senate.gov/news-sens-paul-and-mcconnell-reintroduce-economic-freedom-zones-act/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.436116173863411, "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"}