{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-speaks-at-nebraska-farmers-unions-112th-annual-state-convention-talks-rural-health-care-with-nebraskans/", "Welch Speaks at Nebraska Farmers Union\u2019s 112th Annual State Convention, Talks Rural Health Care with Nebraskans", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "NEBRASKA \u2014 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today traveled to Nebraska to speak with farmers impacted by President Trump\u2019s tariffs and economic policies. Senator Welch met with farmers and toured two farms in Madison County ahead of providing remarks at the Nebraska Farmers Union\u2019s 112th Annual State Convention.\n\nSenator Welch\u2019s remarks focused on the importance of strengthening the agriculture economy and supporting rural communities in Vermont, Nebraska, and across America:\n\n\u201cFarmers in Vermont and Nebraska power America\u2019s rural economy. Their work is rooted in generations of farming families who work tirelessly to support their communities. But the job is getting harder and harder\u2014Washington needs to work for our farmers and producers, not the other way around. America\u2019s farmers need open markets, strong trade relationships, and federal policy that makes it easier to keep farming for generations to come,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cI hear it at home and I heard it here in Nebraska\u2014President Trump\u2019s economic policies are deeply unpopular. I won\u2019t back down in my fight to support hardworking farmers by leading policies that help rural communities thrive, survive, and be more sustainable.\u201d\n\nView photos below and on Senator Welch\u2019s website:\n\nFriday evening, Senator Welch will be the special guest at a town hall in Omaha, NE focused on the fight for quality, affordable health care in rural America. His remarks will focus on the impact of Republicans\u2019 so-called \u2018One Big Beautiful Bill Act\u2019, which will kick more than 78,000 Nebraskans off their health care and cut $3.6 billion in funding over the next decade. If Republicans refuse to work with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act\u2019s premium tax credits, around 112,000 Nebraskans will face higher health care costs\u2014with the average annual premium rising 160% next year.\n\nOn Saturday, Senator Welch will travel to Iowa and speak at the Iowa Farmers Union State Convention in Ames.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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/welch-speaks-at-nebraska-farmers-unions-112th-annual-state-convention-talks-rural-health-care-with-nebraskans/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0177891235798597, "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"}