{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8652", "Carter helps secure $14.6 million for Georgia Ports", "2021-12-20", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Earl L. \"Buddy\" Carter", "C001103", "buddycarter.house.gov", "buddycarter", "https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it is authorizing $14.6 million to the Georgia Ports Authority to expand operations at the Brunswick Port.\n\nRep. Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (R-GA) voted for this funding, which was authorized under the FY 2021 Appropriations Act signed into law under President Trump.\n\n\u201cThis is exactly the type of strategic, targeted investment that will alleviate the supply chain crunch at our Ports and help Georgia maintain its status as a world-class shipping leader,\u201d said Carter.\n\nSpecifically, the funding will go towards constructing \u201ca fourth roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel berth at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal in order to add needed capacity at the nation's second busiest Ro-Ro cargo port and more efficiently accommodate the larger 7,000-plus-unit vehicle carrier vessels that are becoming the industry standard for Ro-Ro ships calling at U.S. ports,\u201d according to the DOT\u2019s grant announcement.\n\nRep. Carter wrote a letter to Secretary Buttigieg back in June urging him to approve this grant, citing the \u201cthe growing volume of U.S. automotive exports at the Port,\u201d and the project\u2019s potential to create \u201cimmediate and long-term family wage jobs.\u201d\n\n\u201cTaxpayer dollars should benefit the taxpayers. This grant will create generations of good-paying, in-demand jobs that will further attract businesses, people, and workers to Georgia\u2019s First District,\u201d said Carter. \u201cI thank former President Trump for advocating for this legislation and the Georgia Ports Authority for their innovation and leadership, which made today\u2019s grant announcement possible.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8652"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4370311982929707, "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"}