{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://byrne.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/byrne-statement-on-navy-s-355-ship-goal", "Byrne Statement on Navys 355 Ship Goal", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Bradley Byrne", "B001289", "byrne.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Navy\u2019s latest Force Structure Assessment. The new statement recommends a 355 ship fleet and calls for the full complement of 52 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), which are built in part by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.\nByrne said: \u201cThe Navy is absolutely correct in their call for a 355 ship Navy fleet. The evolving threat environment coupled with the buildup of other navies around the world is a clear indication that we must rebuild and upgrade our fleet. I am especially pleased to see the Navy reaffirm the need for 52 Littoral Combat Ships, which are critically important to our efforts in the Pacific and around the globe. I stand ready to work with the incoming Trump Administration to provide the Navy with the resources they need to deter aggression, maintain the flow of commerce, and defend our nation.\u201d", 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": ["https://byrne.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/byrne-statement-on-navy-s-355-ship-goal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0713001247495413, "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"}