{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://donyoung.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=361354", "Rep. Young Joins Growing Support for Fishery Disaster Relief", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Don Young", "Y000033", "donyoung.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Alaskan Congressman Don Young today joined 38 members of Congress in signing a bipartisan letter urging leadership in both the House and Senate to include fishery disaster relief in the final funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The bipartisan coalition from coastal states across the country emphasized the devastating impacts fisheries disasters have had on coastal communities over recent years, and why these federally declared disasters should not be overlooked.\r\n\u201cAlaskans rely heavily on fish for basic survival \u2013 especially those living on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River and Cook Inlet,\u201d said\u00a0Representative Don\u00a0Young. \u201cWhen disaster strikes, it can come in many forms, even fisheries disaster. We owe it to the people of Alaska, and those affected by similar disasters across the country to include federal relief for authorized disasters that have not received appropriations.\u201d\r\nIn the attached letter, Congressman Young and the 37 co-authors wrote: \r\nSince 2012, the Department of Commerce declared a number of fishery failures in the\u00a0United States. Regrettably funding has not been appropriated yet to deal with the effects of these\u00a0disasters, which continue to affect communities in our states and districts. Indeed, while the\u00a0Senate Appropriations Committee has included $150 million for fishery failures in the FY 2014\u00a0Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, funds have not been\u00a0enacted into law to address the full spectrum of disaster needs.\r\nThe 2012 federally declared disasters addressed in the letter are:\r\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alaska Chinook\u00a0\u2013 On September 12, 2012, a federal fisheries disaster was declared for Alaska Chinook salmon fisheries in the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River and Cook Inlet.\u00a0\r\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mississippi Oyster and Blue Crab\u00a0\u2013 On September 12, 2012, a federal fisheries disaster was declared for commercial oyster and blue crab fisheries in Mississippi.\u00a0\r\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Northeast Multispecies Groundfish Fishery\u00a0\u2013 On September 13, 2012, a federal fisheries disaster was declared for Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.\u00a0\r\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Superstorm Sandy fisheries impacts\u00a0\u2013 On November 16, 2012, a federal fisheries disaster was declared for New Jersey and New York due to the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.\u00a0\r\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida Oysters\u00a0\u2013 On August 12, 2013, a federal fisheries disaster was declared for the oyster fishery along the west coast of Florida. \r\nIn addition to both Senators Murkowski and Begich, the bipartisan letter was also signed by 17 additional U.S. Senators and 18 U.S. Representatives.\r\n###", 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": ["http://donyoung.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=361354"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5541529282927513, "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"}