{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fda-proposes-revised-food-safety-rules-in-response-to-bipartisan-request", "FDA PROPOSES REVISED FOOD SAFETY RULES IN RESPONSE TO BIPARTISAN REQUEST FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS", "2014-09-19", "2014", "2014-09", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Ann Kuster", "K000382", "kuster.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "New Hampshire\u2019s Congressional delegation welcomed an announcement\u00a0today from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revising four proposed Food Safety Modernization rules and initiating a 75-day public comment period on the new proposals. The FDA agreed to issue a second draft of these rules for public comment in response to a bipartisan letter led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-2) and signed by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) and more than 70 other bipartisan members of Congress to the FDA calling for changes to the proposed rules and an additional comment period.\n\u201cNew Hampshire\u2019s farmers and agricultural producers are vital contributors to our state\u2019s economy, and they should not be burdened with unnecessary and harmful regulations,\u201d the New Hampshire delegation said. \u201cWe appreciate that the FDA is taking the concerns of farmers, agriculture experts, and other stakeholders seriously, and we will continue to work collaboratively to strive for flexible and pragmatic regulations that ensure food safety without hurting small farmers and local agriculture.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\nThese updated rules are intended to reflect concerns the agency received from\u00a0farmers, consumers and other stakeholders.\u00a0The delegation encourages interested parties to read the full revised proposed regulations and provide comments to the agency. The regulations and instructions for how to leave a comment can be found here.\nThe FDA will accept comments on the changes to the four proposed rules for 75 days.\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://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fda-proposes-revised-food-safety-rules-in-response-to-bipartisan-request"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7531691808253527, "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"}