{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=415880", "FEMA Region 2 Administrator Hartnett to survey Nor\u2019easter damage with Chris Smith", "2026-09-30", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Christopher H. Smith", "S000522", "chrissmith.house.gov", "chrissmith", "https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "On Friday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) will join FEMA Region 2 Administrator Christopher Hartnett and local officials in surveying the extensive damage wrought by the severe Nor\u2019easter from September 25-28, 2026.\n\n\u201cLast week, New Jersey\u2014and especially the shore communities within our Fourth Congressional District\u2014experienced a severe Nor\u2019easter, bringing heavy rains, damaging winds, and substantial, prolonged flooding. The storm also caused significant and dangerous beach erosion, as well as thousands of power outages across the state,\u201d said Smith, who secured millions of dollars in federal grants for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.\n\nAs the Nor\u2019easter ripped through New Jersey, several communities in Ocean County were isolated from the mainland, first responders conducted hundreds of rescues from flooded homes and vehicles, and many schools in both Monmouth and Ocean County remained closed on Monday, September 28th.\n\n\u201cAs the impacted towns in my district take stock of the damage and needs to rebuild, I am committed to helping our local leaders through this tenuous process\u2014first, by surveying the damage first-hand and documenting the storm\u2019s impacts to residents\u2019 safety and quality of life,\u201d continued Smith.\n\n\u201cWhile we still do not know the full extent of the Nor\u2019easter\u2019s damage, this visit will give us a greater understanding of how the federal government can best assist our shore communities during this perilous time.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "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": ["https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=415880"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9470069780945778, "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"}