{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://flores.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398897", "Flores Statement on Obamas Drilling Ban in Arctic and Atlantic", "2016-12-21", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Bill Flores", "F000461", "flores.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding President Obama\u2019s ban on offshore drilling in parts of the Arctic and Atlantic:\u201cPresident Obama\u2019s continuing efforts to appease radical special interest groups in the waning days of his administration is beyond the pale. \u00a0His recent actions to restrict access to energy exploration in the Arctic and Atlantic will impede energy development, economic growth and job growth, while putting our national security at risk. \u00a0This overreaching midnight action will be reversed.\u00a0 As House Speaker Paul Ryan clearly stated yesterday, \u2018Presidents don\u2019t write laws. Congress does.\u2019 I will work with my fellow colleagues and President-elect Trump to overturn President Obama\u2019s \u2018energy-denier\u2019 agenda. \u00a0I remain committed to advancing a 21st century energy strategy to lower energy costs, improve economic opportunity, reduce geopolitical instability around the world and achieve American energy security.\"To learn more about Congressman Flores' ideas regarding energy, check out the plan he coauthored with former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal entitled: \u201dOrganizing Around Abundance:\u00a0 Making America An Energy Superpower\u201d.\u00a0\r\nCongressman Bill Flores represents the 17th District of Texas and is an entrepreneur, former energy executive, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC)\u00a0 and member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.\r\n  \r\n###", 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://flores.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398897"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8471389301121235, "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"}