{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-portman-bill-improve-federal-procurement-save-taxpayer", "Senate Passes Portman Bill to Improve Federal Procurement, Save Taxpayer Dollars", "2019-12-20", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Rob Portman", "P000449", "www.portman.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate Passes Portman Bill to Improve Federal Procurement, Save Taxpayer Dollars\n \n      \n  \n\n          \n                          \n      December 20, 2019\n      \n  \n |     \n                          \n      Press Releases\n      \n  \n  \n    \n                  WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the Senate passage of his bipartisan Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act, which prohibits the use of reverse auctions to ensure federal construction projects are done in the most cost-effective manner. Portman issued the following statement:\nThe federal governmentneeds to work better for the American people and my bipartisan Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement is a big step in that direction. This legislationwill make sure that federally-funded construction projects are competitive both for cost and quality. American taxpayers deserve a streamlined, less costly and more accountable federal government and passage of this bill will help to ensure that. I urge the House to pass this common-sense legislation quickly.\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.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-portman-bill-improve-federal-procurement-save-taxpayer"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3622690457850695, "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"}