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| https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/media-advisory-congressman-andy-harris-visit-ae-phillips-son-picking-house | MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressman Andy Harris to Visit A.E. Phillips & Son Picking House on Hoopers Island to Highlight Maryland’s Growing H2B Struggles | 2023-05-01 | 2023 | 2023-05 | Republican | House | MD | Andy Harris | H001052 | harris.house.gov | harris | https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00am, Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01) will visit A.E. Phillips & Son picking house on Hoopers Island to highlight the struggles Maryland picking houses are having with the current H-2B nonimmigrant visa lottery system. Small businesses in the crab picking industry that supply crab meat to local restaurants, have faced massive employee shortages as a result of Federal government limits on the hiring of vital temporary crab meat picking workers. One of the oldest picking houses in the country, A.E. Phillips & Son has been shuttered the last two seasons because of a bad draw on the H-2B lottery system. This year, they drew a “B” category, and their pickers will begin arriving this week. Congressman Harris will visit the picking house at the start of their season. WHAT: Congressman Andy Harris will visit A.E. Phillips & Son picking house. Both the Congressman and picking house officials will take questions after the event. WHO: Congressman Andy Harris WHEN: Wednesday, May 3rd at 10:00am WHERE: A. E. Phillips & Son--2423 Hoopers Island Rd, Fishing Creek, MD 21634 Media are welcome to attend and observe the event. Please RSVP to Anna.A@mail.house.gov for a press badge. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T23:55:44Z |