{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-reauthorization-export-import-bank", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank", "2015-10-27", "2015", "2015-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 597, legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank for the next four years:\nSince 2009, the Export-Import Bank has supported 1.3 million private sector jobs. In the 12th District alone, from 2007 to 2014, more than 28 companies, 800 jobs and more than $123 million in exports were supported by the Export-Import Bank.\nAmerican companies deserve a fair chance at success  and the Export-Import Bank is critical in providing that chance. Since the Export-Import Banks charter expired in June, we have lost hundreds of jobs. Today, I was pleased to join 312 of my colleagues in putting our small businesses first, by reauthorizing this critical agency.\nThe Export-Import Bank is an independent agency that supports the exporting of U.S. goods and services, often taking on clients the private sector wont. Nearly 90 percent of the Export-Import Banks transactions are with American small businesses. Just last year alone, the Export-Import Bank supported 164,000 jobs in America.", 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": ["http://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-reauthorization-export-import-bank"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0928381234407425, "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"}