{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1896", "Paulsen Emphasizes Digital Trade as Part of NAFTA Modernization at Hearing", "2017-07-19", "2017", "2017-07", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Erik Paulsen", "P000594", "paulsen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 In a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade hearing, Congressman Paulsen (MN-03) spoke on the importance of including digital trade provisions in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) modernization efforts to better reflect the rapidly changing economy. As the co-chair of the Congressional Digital Trade Caucus, Paulsen and co-chair Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) are sending a letter to the administration highlighting areas of digital trade that should be prioritized in future negotiations.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tTo watch Congressman Paulsen\u2019s statement and questioning during the House Ways and Means Committee hearing, click here. To read the letter from Congressman Paulsen and Congresswoman DelBene, click here.\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the bicameral Joint Economic Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.\r\n\r\n\tFor more information on Congressman Paulsen\u2019s work in Congress visit\u00a0paulsen.house.gov.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t###", 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://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1896"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7116151973605156, "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"}