{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://serrano.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/serrano-applauds-president-obama-s-actions-protect-hudson-canyon-parts", "Serrano Applauds President Obamas Actions to Protect Hudson Canyon, Parts of Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from Future Energy Exploration", "2016-12-22", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Jos\u00e9 Serrano", "S000248", "serrano.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Bronx, NY \u2013 Today, Congressman Jos\u00e9 E. Serrano (NY-15) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration\u2019s efforts to withdraw the Hudson Canyon, and other parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from future oil and gas exploration and development.\n\u201cI strongly applaud President Obama\u2019s leadership in announcing the withdrawal of parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from future energy exploration under 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. This action will protect millions of acres of ecologically- and culturally-sensitive waters, and the countless species of marine wildlife that exist there.\n\u201cIn November, I led a Congressional letter supporting the nomination of the Hudson Canyon in the Atlantic Ocean as a National Marine Sanctuary and urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to begin the designation process. I am pleased that the administration included this ecological wonder in their recent actions. The biodiversity and marine wildlife that call these particular waters home are a central part of the New York economy and they must be protected from the harmful impacts of energy exploration.\n\u201cIt is my hope that Congress will continue along the path that President Obama has set in protecting our environment from the dangers of climate change. As a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, I will work to ensure these protections are not undermined or undone in the years ahead. I thank the President for his eight years of steadfast leadership on this issue and his efforts to ensure we leave behind a stronger and healthier planet for generations to come.\u201d\n\u00a0\n###\n\u00a0\nCongressman Jos\u00e9 E. Serrano has represented The Bronx in Congress since 1990.", 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://serrano.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/serrano-applauds-president-obama-s-actions-protect-hudson-canyon-parts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.176418900489807, "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"}