{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-sheehy-statements-proposed-sheep-creek-mine", "Zinke, Sheehy Statements on Proposed Sheep Creek Mine", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Representative Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Senator Tim Sheehy released the following statements on the proposed Sheep Creek mine today:\n\n\u201cMontana knows better than anyone there\u2019s a right and wrong way to mine. Fast tracking a mine with overwhelming public opposition and bypassing the mechanisms that allow for transparency and accountability is the wrong way to do it. Ravalli County officials and residents have been clear in their concerns and opposition to this project. It has fallen on deaf ears and they have received no communication from the company. I urge the council to remove Sheep Creek from the FAST 41 process,\u201d said Representative Zinke.\n\n\u201cI strongly support unleashing Montana\u2019s resource economy and mining industry. I also believe local voices must be heard loudest when considering public lands policy. Regarding the Sheep Creek Mine, local Montanans have made their opposition clear, therefore I oppose efforts to approve the proposed Sheep Creek Mine and encourage the Permitting Council to remove it from their fast-track list,\u201d said Senator Sheehy.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-sheehy-statements-proposed-sheep-creek-mine"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.040806993842125, "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"}