{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/calvert-and-lieu-urge-nasa-consider-california-site-us-space-academy", "Calvert and Lieu Urge NASA to Consider California as the Site of the U.S. Space Academy", "2026-09-25", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Ken Calvert", "C000059", "calvert.house.gov", "calvert", "https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-36), the Co-Chairs of the California Aerospace Caucus, announced they sent a letter to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to urge his consideration of California as the site of the new United States Space Academy. On August 28, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish the nation\u2019s first U.S. Space Academy.\n\n\u201cCalifornia has a storied history supporting American space exploration in addition to extraordinary educational opportunities which makes it a prime location for the U.S. Space Academy,\u201d said Rep. Calvert. \u201cCalifornia is already home to multiple NASA centers, including the Jet Propulsion Lab and Ames Research Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base \u2013 the second busiest spaceport in the world \u2013 and a wide variety of private aerospace companies. I appreciate my California Aerospace Caucus Co-Chair Ted Lieu joining me in this bipartisan push for landing the nation\u2019s first U.S. Space Academy in our state.\u201d\n\n\u201cLocating the new United States Space Academy in California would give the next generation of space leaders unparalleled access to the institutions, companies, and experts shaping the future of American spaceflight,\u201d said Congressman Lieu. \u201cCalifornia is home to world-class universities, a thriving aerospace industry, and critical government and military space infrastructure. By placing the Academy in the middle of this ecosystem, we can pursue the future of American space innovation while inspiring the next generation to pursue careers in public service.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-28T11:29:07Z", "2026-09-28T11:30:58Z"]], "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://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/calvert-and-lieu-urge-nasa-consider-california-site-us-space-academy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4365348033607006, "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"}