{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/position-clarification", "Position Clarification", "2017-09-15", "2017", "2017-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Editor,\nOcean City\u2019s economy depends heavily on summer tourism and seasonal workers. I have always supported efforts to ensure Maryland\u2019s businesses can find the employees they need to succeed.\nA recent story misstated my position on the J-1 visa program, which allows foreign students to come to America temporarily to work and experience our culture.\u00a0Since the inability to find American summertime workers has been an ongoing challenge for small businesses in Ocean City, I have consistently supported the J-1 visa program.\nOne of the other federal temporary worker visa programs, the H-2B program (which supplies seasonal workers to the seafood processing and tourism industries on the Eastern Shore), already requires businesses to seek American citizens to fill job openings before seeking visa workers.\nIf the Trump Administration decides to implement a similar requirement for the J-1 visa program, that requirement could be workable, and I would work to reduce the burden on Ocean City\u2019s small businesses as much as possible in fulfilling that requirement.\nI am proud of our local businesses and will continue to do everything in my power to support them and our economy.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I\u2019m so pleased that our president is also pursuing real tax reform that will help small businesses and middle-class workers.\nRep. Andy Harris, M.D. (R-1st)", 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://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/position-clarification"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8106771856546402, "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"}