{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1934", "Paulsen Votes to Protect Boundary Waters", "2017-11-30", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Erik Paulsen", "P000594", "paulsen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) released the following statement regarding his opposition to H.R. 3905, which threatens Minnesota\u2019s Boundary Waters Canoe Area by not providing it with the same environmental protections that other National Forests receive. The legislation also tosses aside more than 100,000 public comments and stops a current environmental review of copper-sulfide mining. And, it would weaken the Antiquities Act, a conservation tool used on a bipartisan basis by 16 presidents since 1906 to protect our nation\u2019s history.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe Boundary Waters is Minnesota\u2019s Yellowstone, and as a national treasure, its waters need to be protected,\u201d said Congressman Paulsen.\u00a0\u201cI want to make sure the Boundary Waters is preserved for future generations to enjoy without compromising standard environmental practices or its natural beauty.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Paulsen spoke on H.R. 3905 on the House floor, which can be seen here.\r\n\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=1934"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4537121169269085, "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"}