{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=506", "Collins Welcomes Hatchery Decision", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Doug Collins", "C001093", "dougcollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Media Contact\r\n\r\n\tCOLLINS WELCOMES HATCHERY DECISION\r\n\r\n\tNortheast Georgia\u2019s Congressman Applauds FWS Decision to Keep Fish Hatcheries Open For Another Year, Commits to Long Term Solution\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, Nov 15 \u2013 Congressman Doug Collins (GA-09) today welcomed the official word from the\u00a0 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that no fish hatcheries will close in the current fiscal year.\u00a0 Northeast Georgians had anticipated this decision pending the release of the agency\u2019s full report of the fish hatchery system.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Collins formally requested a decision from FWS Director Dan Ashe in September of this year amid concerns that the Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery in Fannin County was at risk of closure.\u00a0 In areas affected by hyrdopower, trout mitigation hatcheries carry significant economic impact in bolstering tourism and providing for the local population.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a great relief that the hatcheries in Northeast Georgia will stay in operation for the immediate future,\u201d Congressman Collins said.\u201cI\u2019m ready to work with the Fish and Wildlife Service to come up with a long term solution that\u2019s going to work for Northeast Georgia\u2019s economy.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe full report from the Fish and Wildlife Service can be found at http://www.fws.gov/home/feature/2013/pdf/NFHSReviewCoverPageandReport.pdf.", 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": ["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=506"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8908400777727365, "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"}