{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-harris-perry-van-drew-and-smith-send-joint-letter-assistant", "Congressmen Harris, Perry, Van Drew, and Smith Send Joint Letter to Assistant Secretary of Labor in Response to the Tragic Death of a Mariner Working on Offshore Wind Project", "2025-06-17", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressmen Andy Harris, M.D., (MD-01), Scott Perry (PA-10), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Chris Smith (NJ-04), sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health concerning the tragic death of a mariner that, at the time of his death, was working on the Empire Wind construction project.\n\nSpecifically, the lawmakers wrote to request that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue a notice of imminent danger, as authorized under section 13(a) of the OSH Act, and seek a temporary restraining order to halt all construction operations for Empire Wind immediately.\n\nThe industrialization of offshore wind adversely affects each district represented in the letter.\n\nStatement From the Congressmen:\n\n\u201cWe are saddened by the tragic death of a mariner who lost his life from the dangerous conditions on the Empire Wind construction project. All work on the Empire Wind project must immediately be halted until OSHA can conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the safety of all involved workers is guaranteed. Furthermore, this pause must remain in place until all construction-related safety hazards are remedied by Equinor,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\n\u201cWe have been sounding the alarm on the harmful effects of these projects for many years. They are a hazard to the environment, to our national security, to local coastal economies, and now they have proven to be a hazard to those tasked with their construction. A stop work order must go into effect to ensure this tragedy does not repeat itself.\u201d\n\nThe letter can be read HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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/congressmen-harris-perry-van-drew-and-smith-send-joint-letter-assistant"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8934233337640762, "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"}