{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rice.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-house-votes-to-increase-oil-and-gas-development-on-federal-land", "U.S. House Votes to Increase Oil and Gas Development on Federal Land", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Tom Rice", "R000597", "rice.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Congressman Tom Rice (SC-07) today released the following statement regarding the House passage of H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013: \r\n\u201cLast month, our country produced more oil than it imported for the first time in nearly two decades. This milestone was only obtainable due to onshore oil production on state-owned and privately-owned land\u2014not federally-owned land.\u00a0 The legislation my colleagues and I passed today would\u00a0increase oil and gas development on federally-owned land by setting new permitting standards, cutting red tape, and expanding onshore energy production in the U. S.\r\n\u201cAmerican energy independence is paramount to American Competitiveness. \u00a0Expanding onshore oil and gas development would create jobs and drive down the cost of energy for businesses and consumers\u2014ultimately saving you and your family money. \u00a0I encourage the Senate to take up this common-sense legislation because it would give our economy the jump-start it greatly needs in this period of sluggish recovery.\u201d\r\nClick here for additional information on H.R. 1965.", 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://rice.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-house-votes-to-increase-oil-and-gas-development-on-federal-land"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.516374060884118, "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"}