{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ezell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=741", "Vice Chair Ezell\u2019s Cormorant Relief Bill Highlighted in House Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing", "2025-04-08", "2025", "2025-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Mike Ezell", "E000235", "ezell.house.gov", "ezell", "https://ezell.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Ezell questions Chris McGlawn, President, Catfish Farmers of Mississippi\n\nThe hearing focused on legislation addressing key threats to American fisheries, aquaculture, and wildlife management. Ezell\u2019s bill drew strong interest from both parties' members as it addresses the overpopulation of double-crested cormorants \u2014 predatory birds that have significantly harmed fish populations and caused damage to Mississippi\u2019s catfish farmers and aquaculture operations.\n\nThe bill would reinstate previously authorized U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations, streamlining the permitting process for lethal and non-lethal management of cormorants in areas where they are damaging fish stocks or aquaculture operations.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:33:40Z"]], "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://ezell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=741"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.258401829749346, "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"}