{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2025/10/09/higgins-supports-trumps-icebreaker-vessel-announcement-for-bollinger-shipyards/", "Higgins\u00a0Supports Trump\u2019s Icebreaker Vessel Announcement for Bollinger Shipyards", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "LAFAYETTE, LA \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released a statement of support after President Trump announced a multibillion-dollar shipbuilding partnership, which includes construction of Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) at Bollinger Shipyards in Houma, LA.\n\nEarlier today, President Trump hosted Finland\u2019s President Alexander Stubb at the White House, where he signed the $6.1 billion memorandum of understanding on the U.S. Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition of 11 icebreaker ships. These new ships will help secure the Arctic Ocean for the United States and its allies. Bollinger and its partners will build six of the icebreaker vessels, with four being constructed at the Houma shipyard.\n\nIn his role as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Higgins has strongly advocated for Louisiana\u2019s defense industrial base and continued investment in America\u2019s domestic shipbuilding capabilities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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://clayhiggins.house.gov/2025/10/09/higgins-supports-trumps-icebreaker-vessel-announcement-for-bollinger-shipyards/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8601727895438671, "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"}