{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://alford.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1846", "Alford Applauds Dept. of War Awarding F/A-XX Contract to Boeing", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Mark Alford", "A000379", "alford.house.gov", "alford", "https://alford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement applauding the Department of War\u2019s announcement that the contract to build the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet to Boeing\u2014meaning it will be built by Missouri workers in the Show Me State.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s announcement that the sixth generation F/A-XX fighter jet will be built by Boeing is a huge win for Missouri workers and economic growth in our state,\u201d said Congressman Alford. \u201cWe have been vocal advocates of this from the start and worked tirelessly with the Trump Administration to make it a reality. The Show Me State will be a cornerstone of the rebuilding of our defense-industrial base. This is another step forward for our years-long campaign to develop a new national security corridor in the heart of America\u2014with the Fourth District, its two major military installations, and numerous other defense equities smack in the middle of it all.\u201d\n\nCongressman Alford is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and represents two military instillations\u2014Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base\u2014in Missouri\u2019s Fourth District.\n\nThrough his role on the Appropriations Committee, which controls the purse strings for the entire federal government, Congressman Alford has been a consistent advocate for robust and sustained funding for next-generation airpower like the F/A-XX.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-30T10:57:52Z", "2026-09-30T10:59:04Z"]], "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://alford.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1846"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8504432626068592, "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"}