{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/media-advisory-welch-to-bring-together-vermont-small-businesses-farmers-for-event-near-u-s-canada-border-on-trumps-reckless-trade-war/", "MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Bring Together Vermont Small Businesses, Farmers, for Event Near U.S.-Canada Border on Trump\u2019s Reckless Trade War", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "\u201cNobody wins a trade war. President Trump is on an economic rampage, and his policies are destructive on both sides of the border,\u201d said Welch ahead of the event.\n\nJAY, VT \u2014 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will bring together Vermont small businesses, farmers, and community leaders on Tuesday, September 1st for a press event near the U.S.-Canada border to push back on President Trump\u2019s reckless trade war against Canada, which is hurting the economy of Vermont and northern border states.\n\n\u201cNobody wins a trade war. President Trump is on an economic rampage, and his policies are destructive on both sides of the border. This is going to do great harm to Americans and Canadians alike. President Trump must listen to our businesses, farmers, and manufacturers\u2014they\u2019re going to be hurt by his trade policies and need him to drop these reckless tariffs on our neighbor and long-standing ally,\u201d said Welch ahead of the event.\n\nSenator Welch will be joined by small business owners, manufacturers, farmers, and tourism and hospitality leaders hurt by tariffs and President Trump\u2019s trade war. Jay is about 5 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border.\n\nSenator Welch cosponsors the bipartisan Trade Review Act, which seeks to restore Congress\u2019 constitutional role in trade policy. He also led the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislation that would exempt United States-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada under IEEPA authorities.\n\nRead Senator Welch\u2019s full statement on the president\u2019s new 50% tariffs on Canada here.\n\nLOGISTICS:\n\nWHO: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Vermont business owners, farmers, community leaders\n\nWHEN: Tuesday, September 1st, 2026; 10:30 a.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Jay Peak Resort, 830 Jay Peak Rd, Jay, VT 05859", 1, "2026-08-26T05:33:32Z", "2026-08-26T05:34:56Z"]], "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.welch.senate.gov/media-advisory-welch-to-bring-together-vermont-small-businesses-farmers-for-event-near-u-s-canada-border-on-trumps-reckless-trade-war/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5422869473695755, "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"}