{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=85E9A9DB-E4AB-455D-9D42-327BD6193823", "Thune Introduces Legislation to Fight Democrats\u2019 Radical Environmental Agenda, Protect South Dakota Producers", "2022-07-26", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", "thune", "https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Food and Energy Security Act, legislation that would prohibit the Biden administration from forcing its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda onto the American economy. Specifically, the bill would require federal financial and securities regulators to estimate the impact of their rules on affected businesses involved in the agriculture or energy supply chains. If any rules are estimated to drive up food, energy, or gas prices, the regulators would then be prohibited from implementing the rules during times of high inflation.\n\n\u201cHard-working families across South Dakota are paying more for everything right now due to record-high inflation,\u201d said Thune. \u201cInstead of focusing on ways to bring down the cost of gas, food, and electricity, or developing an all-of-the above energy policy, the Biden administration continues to pursue a radical environmental agenda that threatens farmers\u2019 and ranchers\u2019 access to capital, increases production costs, and drives up prices at the pump. This legislation would not only prevent the administration from implementing rules that increase costs, but it would also require the administration to recognize that its actions \u2013 and the broader ESG movement \u2013 have real-world impacts that compromises our nation\u2019s food and energy security.\u201d\n\n\u201cSmall businesses across America continue to be concerned about how rulemaking relating to the so-called \u2018ESG movement\u2019 could disqualify them from doing business with publicly traded companies,\u201d said Kevin Kuhlman, vice president of federal government relations, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). \u201cSuch rulemaking could have a devastating effect on small businesses in numerous industries, but also the small business economy generally with increased prices for things like fuel and food products. The Food and Energy Security Act is commonsense legislation that requires an analysis of these concerns by federal regulators and prohibits certain rulemaking while inflation remains high. NFIB supports Senator Thune in this important effort.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerican families are suffering from rapid inflation across the country \u2013 increases in prices for food, electricity, gasoline and essential goods are at 40-year highs,\u201d said Rich Nolan, president and CEO or the National Mining Association (NMA). \u201cThe Food and Energy Security Act works to ensure excessive regulations are not further contributing to this very real problem. The NMA appreciates the work of the Senate sponsors to provide relief for all Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cEarlier this year, the Biden administration proposed a massive climate disclosure rule that will create new reporting burdens for every farm, ranch, and small business in the country. This plan will harm producers and consumers alike,\u201d said Mary-Thomas Hart, environmental counsel at the National Cattlemen\u2019s Beef Association (NCBA). \u201cNCBA is proud to support the Food and Energy Security Act because rules like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s emissions disclosure mandate add a costly burden to cattle producers, rural communities, and consumers across the country.\u201d\n\nThe legislation was co-sponsored by U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:25Z"]], "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.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=85E9A9DB-E4AB-455D-9D42-327BD6193823"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0822808146476746, "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"}