{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=FA784E08-1F87-4718-B0E5-7D03BEE8B220", "VIDEO: Restoring Americas Place in the World", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tU.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Finance Committee, today released a video entitled, \u201cRestoring America\u2019s Place in the World,\u201d which highlights the Senate\u2019s tax reform plan that passed on December 2. The video features portions of Thune\u2019s speech that he delivered just hours before the tax reform bill passed the Senate and clips from throughout the year of Thune visiting with South Dakotans.\r\n\u201cAmerica has always been about opportunity,\u201d said Thune. \u201cA place where you can start from nothing and become anything. This bill is about helping Americans for the long term. It\u2019s about restoring the American Dream. It\u2019s about giving Americans access to the kinds of wages, jobs, and opportunities that will set them up for a secure and a more prosperous future. And it\u2019s about sending a message to the world that America is finally serious about competing for 21st century jobs and innovation.\r\n\u201cFor years our tax laws have kept American businesses at a disadvantage in the global economy. That ends now. Instead, American businesses will have money to invest in American workers. They will be able to expand their domestic operations. And what\u2019s the result of that? More growth here at home, more jobs, and more opportunities, and an America that can lead the world, innovation, job creation, and economic growth.\r\n\u201cAmerica may have been through a rough patch lately, but she is coming back stronger than ever. America led the world in the 20th century, and this tax bill makes it clear that she is going to do the same in the 21st century.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m reminded of Ronald Reagan\u2019s presidential ad quoting that it was morning in America again. It may not be morning yet, but the dawn is peaking over the horizon.\u201d\r\nTo learn more about Thune\u2019s work on tax reform, please visit the tax reform section on www.thune.senate.gov.", 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.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=FA784E08-1F87-4718-B0E5-7D03BEE8B220"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6850610952824354, "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"}