{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-leads-colleagues-in-championing-american-workers-small-businesses/", "Scott Leads Colleagues in Championing American Workers, Small Businesses", "2023-10-04", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, which ensures government regulation keeps up with a 21st century workforce. This legislation provides America\u2019s workforce with the flexibility and autonomy it needs and empowers entrepreneurs and small businesses to succeed as they grapple with a dynamic global environment, regulatory challenges and uncertain economic conditions.\n\nJoining Senators Scott and Blackburn are Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).\n\n\u201cWith families already struggling in President Biden\u2019s broken economy, the Biden administration and big labor unions are turning the screws, weaponizing regulations against Americans just trying to make ends meet,\u201d said Senator Scott. \u201cI\u2019ll never stop fighting to free American workers from burdensome red tape, so they can climb the economic ladder and live out their version of the American Dream.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe success of American workers should not be hampered by harmful and unnecessary regulation,\u201dsaid Senator Blackburn. \u201cIn Tennessee, we have record-low unemployment and a nationally recognized workforce development program because our laws enable our creators and businesses to innovate in the best way that they know how. That should be the standard across the country.\u201d\n\nThe Fair Labor Standards Act\u2019s failure to clearly define \u201cemployee\u201d has allowed the Biden administration to broadly exercise rigid labor rules against workers beyond the standard precedent, crippling the gig economy. The Modern Worker Empowerment Act addresses the ambiguity of the current law, releasing workers from burdensome regulations and freeing them to build economic opportunity.\n\nFull text of the Modern Worker Empowerment Act can be found here.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nSenator Scott\u2019s fight to support American workers includes:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-leads-colleagues-in-championing-american-workers-small-businesses/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2779501266777515, "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"}