{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-responds-governor-moores-meatout-day-announcement", "Congressman Harris Responds to Governor Moore\u2019s \u201cMeatOut Day\u201d Announcement", "2026-03-12", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement in response to Governor Wes Moore proclaiming March 20, 2026, as \u201cMeatOut Day in Maryland,\u201d which encourages Marylanders to reduce meat consumption in favor of plant-based diets.\n\nThe Moore Administration is encouraging Marylanders to reduce or eliminate meat consumption in favor of plant-based diets as part of a national campaign led by the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), an advocacy group that promotes eliminating meat from people\u2019s diets through annual outreach campaigns.\n\nStatement from Congressman Harris:\n\n\u201cMaryland farmers and watermen have been under siege from the Moore Administration since his first day in office. The mass-covering of farm fields by subsidized and state-mandated solar panels is threatening livestock and poultry production across the state. And now, in the midst of a historically challenging year for Maryland's oyster industry, instead of extending a helping hand to promote \u201cMaryland's Best,\u201d he openly encourages Marylanders to even further cut down their consumption of meat products.\n\nThis is yet another demonstration by \u201cGovernor IDGAF\u201d that he does not care about the Eastern Shore, or any rural communities that rely on these critical industries. Perhaps the Governor needs a reminder of what industries are represented on the State Seal, unless he plans on changing that too.\u201d\n\nFor media inquiries, please contact Michella Carter at Michella.Carter@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-05-25T06:37:18Z", "2026-05-25T06:39:23Z"]], "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/press-releases/congressman-harris-responds-governor-moores-meatout-day-announcement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0272408835589886, "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"}