{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://adriansmith.house.gov/press-release/smith-signs-letter-secretary-lew-opposing-new-death-tax-regulations", "Smith Signs Letter to Secretary Lew Opposing New Death Tax Regulations", "2016-11-03", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Adrian Smith", "S001172", "adriansmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined 23 fellow House Ways and Means Committee members in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew today to urge the Treasury Department to withdraw newly proposed regulations which would increase the Death Tax burden on family-owned businesses.\n\t\u201cThe Death Tax poses a significant threat to Nebraska\u2019s farmers, ranchers, and small business owners,\u201d Smith said.\u00a0 \u201cThey take pride in their hard work, and many want their children and grandchildren to continue it.\u00a0 Unfortunately, new regulations proposed by the Obama administration would make it even more difficult for these family-owned businesses to survive through the generations.\u00a0 If we want to grow opportunity in America, the endless roll of red tape must be stopped.\u201d\n\tClick here to read the full text of the letter.\n\tSmith is also a cosponsor of H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act.\u00a0 The House passed H.R. 1105 last year.", 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://adriansmith.house.gov/press-release/smith-signs-letter-secretary-lew-opposing-new-death-tax-regulations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8236491121351719, "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"}