{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/photo-ricketts-named-hero-of-main-street-by-national-retail-federation/", "PHOTO: Ricketts Named \u2018Hero of Main Street\u2019 By National Retail Federation", "2024-07-29", "2024", "2024-07", "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", "July 29, 2024\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced hewas named a 2024 \u201cHero of Main Street\u201d by the National Retail Federation (NRF) for his work advancing public policy that encourages a vibrant and healthy retail sector. The award recognized a bipartisan group of lawmakers for their support of the retail industry through legislative action and leadership.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to be recognized as a Hero of Main Street,\u201d Ricketts said. \u201cSmall businesses are critical to the economic vitality of communities across Nebraska. I\u2019m committed to pro-growth policies that will enable Nebraska retailers and their teammates to thrive.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe retail industry directly impacts every congressional district in the United States, providing goods, services and American jobs,\u201d NRF Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French said. \u201cNRF is honored to recognize Senator Ricketts as a \u2018Hero of Main Street\u2019 for his continued support of the retail industry through legislative action and leadership.\u201d\n\nRetail is the nation\u2019s largest private-sector employer, contributing $5.3 trillion to annual GDP and supporting more than one in four U.S. jobs \u2014 55 million working Americans. In Nebraska, retail supports more than 342,000 jobs with a $30.1 Billion impact on GDP. The overwhelming majority of retailers are small businesses. More than 98% of all retail companies employ fewer than 50 people.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:32:29Z"]], "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/photo-ricketts-named-hero-of-main-street-by-national-retail-federation/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2429521195590496, "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"}