{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-video-ricketts-first-ever-federal-issues-forum-highlighted-opportunities-challenges-facing-nebraska-agriculture/", "ICYMI: VIDEO: Ricketts\u2019 First-Ever Federal Issues Forum Highlighted Opportunities & Challenges Facing Nebraska Agriculture", "2024-08-30", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Pete Ricketts", "R000618", "www.ricketts.senate.gov", "ricketts", "https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list&pagenum=", "scraper", "GRAND ISLAND, NE \u2013 Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) hosted his first-ever Federal Issues Forum at the Nebraska State Fair.\n\n\u201cAgriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska,\u201d Ricketts said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the panelists who shared their expertise about the challenges and opportunities our agriculture industry is facing. I\u2019m committed to cutting regulation and getting our farmers and ranchers what they need to prosper for generations to come.\u201d\n\nWatch the full Federal Issues Forum here.\n\nMonday\u2019s event took place in the Raising Nebraska Building and included three panel discussions on Nebraska\u2019s agriculture industry. Panels at the forum included:\n\n\u201cEnvironmental Overregulation: A Conversation on Government Overreach, Electric Vehicles & More\u201d hosted By Senator Pete Ricketts. Panelists included Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, and Former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.\n\n\u201cFood Security Is National Security: A Panel On The Importance Of Trade To The U.S.\u201d hosted by Congressman Adrian Smith. Panelists included Former USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator Gregg Doud and Former United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture Ambassador Kip Tom\n\n\u201cNavigating The Process: A Panel On Agribusiness And The Federal Government\u201d hosted by Senator Pete Ricketts. Panelists included President-Elect of the National Cattlemen\u2019s Beef Association Buck Wehrbein, Sustainable Beef\u2019s Rusty Kemp, and KAPPA Ethanol\u2019s Chuck Woodside.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:32Z"]], "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.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-video-ricketts-first-ever-federal-issues-forum-highlighted-opportunities-challenges-facing-nebraska-agriculture/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7265969179570675, "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"}