{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/4702", "Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Seafood Processor and Hosts Military Service Academy Info Night", "2026-09-30", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Marie Gluesenkamp Perez", "G000600", "gluesenkampperez.house.gov", "gluesenkampperez", "https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/press", "scraper", "SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON \u2014 Earlier this month, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spent the day in Cowlitz and Clark Counties where she continued working on issues directly affecting Southwest Washington. That afternoon she travelled up to Cowlitz County where she visited a seafood processing center that packages and ships locally-caught seafood across the country. Later that evening, the Congresswoman hosted an information night in Clark County for students interested in military service academies.\n\nFor her first stop of the day, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez toured Pacific Seafood\u2019s Woodland facility and discussed what it takes to distribute locally caught seafood across the country. The processing and distribution center is a critical hub for shipping west coast seafood. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez also used the time to sit down with employees to discuss the importance of having a predictable permitting environment, supporting working waterfronts, and having strong regional supply chains.\n\n\u201cWorking waterfronts are kitchen table issues for us in Southwest Washington. Nobody wants a waterfront with only yachts and tents, but if we don\u2019t stand up for the people who make their living on the water that\u2019s what we\u2019ll get.\u201d Said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, \u201cThe generational skill it takes to keep our working waterfronts up and running\u2013and feeding us\u2013is incredible. I\u2019m committed to continuing to support our fishermen in Congress.\u201d\n\nTo hear a recap on the visit directly from the Congresswoman click HERE.\n\nRep. Gluesenkamp Perez at Pacific Seafood\n\nSouthwest Washington is home to some of the most fish-dependent communities in the country. Earlier this year she worked in the appropriations committee to include a provision to prioritize local and regional seafood in the National School Lunch Program. She is also a co-sponsor of the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, a bill to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations \u2013 including for purchases of locally processed food like seafood.\n\nLater that evening, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez headed down to Clark County where she hosted an information night for students interested in attending our nation\u2019s military service academies. Every year the Congresswoman nominates a group of incredible students from Southwest Washington as they begin their careers in public service.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly encouraging to see so many students come out to learn about how they can build a career in public service. Offering students the options to have diverse career paths and paths that let them give back to their communities, \u201d said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez. \u201cEvery year I\u2019m so proud to see the young men and women from across Southwest Washington who take this step to serve their country and our community.\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://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/4702"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8194601871073246, "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"}