{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-magaziner-visits-block-island-hosts-town-hall", "Rep. Magaziner Visits Block Island, Hosts Town Hall", "2024-08-08", "2024", "2024-08", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Seth Magaziner", "M001223", "magaziner.house.gov", "magaziner", "https://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW SHOREHAM, RI \u2014 Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) hosted his second town hall with residents of New Shoreham to provide an update on his work in Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. to lower costs and fight for Rhode Island priorities.\n\n\u201cI want to be the best advocate for my constituents, and that means traveling across our district to hear directly from constituents so I can bring their feedback to Washington,\u201d said Rep. Seth Magaziner. \u201cI am pleased to have helped secure federal funding to meet the needs of Block Island residents and visitors, and will continue fighting to ensure federal dollars are felt in communities all across Rhode Island.\u201d\n\nDuring the town hall, Rep. Magaziner discussed his work to protect Social Security and Medicare, lower costs for consumers, defend access to abortion and bring federal funding back to Rhode Island.\n\nRep. Magaziner then visited the Block Island Fire Station to meet with Fire Chief Chris Hobe and Block Island firefighters. The tour included a discussion on the construction that is currently underway for a new Block Island Public Safety Complex and Rep. Magaziner\u2019s work to support Rhode Island\u2019s firefighters. He is a cosponsor of legislation to expand access to mental health resources for first responders and fund research forPFAS-free gear, and signed two letters in support of grants to help local governments hire firefighters, purchase equipment and ensure first responders are trained and equipped.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "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://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-magaziner-visits-block-island-hosts-town-hall"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5307869762182236, "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"}