{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cramer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cramer-statement-on-the-release-of-clean-power-plan-model-rule-working", "CRAMER: Statement on the Release of Clean Power Plan Model Rule Working Drafts", "2016-12-19", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Kevin Cramer", "C001096", "cramer.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Listen to Audio Here\n  WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its\u00a0Clean Power Plan Model Rule working drafts, viewable here.\n\u201cThe release of these working drafts is nothing more than manipulation disguised as transparency. It\u2019s clearly a nudge by the EPA to the states to try and get them to adopt a cap-and-trade program that the Congress of the United States has already rejected. The incoming President has also made it very clear there will be no cap-and-trade policy forthcoming. What this really reminds us is that it\u2019s time to end the illegal power grabs, and a reminder that we need to not rest \u2013 but to double down on our diligence as pro-growth, pro-job Republicans to ensure future environmental policy is guided by regular order, not executive fiat.\u201d\nCramer has been a vocal opponent of the Clean Power Plan Model and the EPA\u2019s lack of transparency during the rulemaking.", 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://cramer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cramer-statement-on-the-release-of-clean-power-plan-model-rule-working"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.28599994443357, "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"}