{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://reichert.house.gov/press-release/congressman-reichert-launches-congressional-freight-caucus", "Congressman Reichert Launches Congressional Freight Caucus", "2015-10-22", "2015", "2015-10", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dave Reichert", "R000578", "reichert.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  This week, U.S. Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) launched the Congressional Freight Caucus in an effort to raise awareness about the need to expand our nations freight infrastructure.\nEnsuring that we have a strong freight infrastructure is critical to maintaining the free flow of goods and people and protecting Americas prominence in the global economy. This issue is especially important to Washington State, where freight systems support 1.5 million jobs and produce $129 billion in annual revenue, said Congressman Reichert.\nHowever, the reality is that U.S. freight volumes are estimated to grow by 45 percent by the year 2045 and we do not currently have the capacity to accommodate this growth. We must adequately prepare for increasing cargo volumes by making the necessary investments now to keep our industries competitive, our economy growing, and our roads safe, Rep. Reichert continued. I am hopeful that this caucus can bring together Members from all regions and all sides of the aisle to discuss actionable policy solutions to strengthen Americas freight transportation system.", 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://reichert.house.gov/press-release/congressman-reichert-launches-congressional-freight-caucus"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8784118108451366, "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"}