{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://long.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=552", "Long Secures Commitment from Forest Service to Hold Open House on Controlled Burn in Barry County", "2014-12-19", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Billy Long", "L000576", "long.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Billy Long secured a commitment from the U.S. Forest Service to hold an open house early next year for constituents to address their concerns and comment on the Forest Service\u2019s controlled burn of 17,000 acres in Mark Twain National Forest in Southwest Missouri.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMany residents in Southwest Missouri were unaware of the Forest Service\u2019s plan for a controlled burn and have expressed concerns with the agency\u2019s proposal.\u00a0 I am glad area residents will have the opportunity to express their concerns to Forest Service officials in January.\u00a0 It is important the Forest Service hear the concerns of area residents and work to address them before moving forward with the controlled burn,\u201d Long said.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Forest Service is in the process of preparing for a controlled burn in the Butler Hollow portion of the Mark Twain National Forest in Barry County that involves over 17,000 acres.\u00a0 Long secured the commitment from the Forest Service to hold the open house after the agency declined to extend the public comment period for the burn, which ends on December 22nd.\u00a0 Southwest Missourians have expressed concerns about the project.\u00a0 The Forest Service\u2019s open house in January will allow concerned citizens to comment on the project, which will have the same merit as the comments submitted during the public comment period.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Forest Service will announce the date and time for the open house in early January 2015.  ###", 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://long.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=552"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9123669005930424, "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"}