{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://huizenga.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398374", "The Fed's Ad-Hoc Anchor Continues to Drag on Our Economy", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Bill Huizenga", "H001058", "huizenga.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Fed's Ad-Hoc Anchor Continues to Drag on Our Economy \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        December 14, 2016\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Today, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve announced its decision to raise short-term interest rates: \"The normalization of rates is inevitable, however the Federal Reserve continues to slow walk the process by maintaining artificially low rates,\" said Huizenga. \"Adopting a rules-based strategy for monetary policy would not only strengthen our economy but improve opportunity for millions of Americans.  The ad-hoc approach currently being employed by the Fed continues to create uncertainty for consumers and investors alike which acts as an anchor on our economy. I am hopeful that with a Trump Administration soon in the White House, House-passed legislation such as the FORM Act and the Financial CHOICE Act will gain even greater traction as positive ways to improve our nation's monetary policy.\"", 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://huizenga.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398374"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6242860108613968, "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"}