{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-announces-50-million-in-community-project-funding-for-south-carolinas-6th-congressional-district-in-government-funding-legislation/", "Clyburn Announces $50 Million in Community Project Funding for South Carolina\u2019s 6th Congressional District in Government Funding Legislation", "2026-01-22", "2026", "2026-01", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, announced that he has secured $50 million in federal funding for local projects in South Carolina\u2019s Sixth Congressional District. This funding, included in the federal spending package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs facing communities across South Carolina.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve dedicated my time and efforts in Congress to ensuring federal government investments in the communities I serve, especially those that have been historically neglected. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in those communities,\u201d said Congressman Clyburn. \u201cThese investments will help grow South Carolina\u2019s economy, improve our water supply, support our local colleges and universities, ensure public safety in our rural communities, and more. I look forward to continue working with my colleagues to make America\u2019s greatness accessible and affordable to all.\u201d\n\nAs Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Clyburn secured the following in the federal spending package:\n\nA 3.8% Increase in pay for Air Traffic Control Workers\n\n$30 million in research funding for the South Carolina State University Nuclear and Technology Research Program\n\n$45 million in workforce development funding for aviation workforce development\n\nListed below is a summary of the projects Clyburn secured funding for in SC-06.\n\nCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies:\n\nColumbia: $1,031,000 for Benedict College, Quantum Information Science Hub\n\nSumter County: $1,031,000 for Sumter County Public Safety Enhancement Project\n\nInterior, Environment, and Related Agencies:\n\nOrangeburg County: $1,092,000 for County of Orangeburg for Wastewater\n\nTreatment Plant Expansion\n\nEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies\n\nLake Marion and Moultrie: $22,455,000 for Lakes Marion and Moultrie, Section\n\n219, SC; U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Construction\n\nTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies\n\nOrangeburg: $15,000,000 for South Carolian State University Military Science Center for Excellence\n\nOrangeburg: $3,000,000 for Claflin University Boulevard Street Economic Renewal\n\nBamberg: $1,500,000 for Bamberg County Downtown Renaissance\n\nSummerton: $1,500,000 for the Town of Summerton Blight Removal Capital, Improvements, and Community Development\n\nSumter: $1,250,000 for Morris College Small Business Entrepreneur Incubator Center Acquisition Development, and Construction\n\nClarendon County: $1,000,000 for Clarendon County Intergenerational Wellness Complex Facilities Upgrades\n\nThese additional community projects included in the federal spending package are in South Carolina\u2019s 6th Congressional District;\n\nEnergy and Water:\n\nCharleston: $9,375,000 for Section 219, SC; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction\n\nMount Pleasant, Charleston: $4,688,000 for Section 219, SC; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction\n\nCharleston: $500,000 for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\n\nColumbia: $6,000,000 for University of South Carolina Battery Cycling Research\n\nColumbia: $4,500,000 for the University of South Carolina Semiconductor Chips\n\nCommerce, Justice and Science, and Related Agencies:\n\nCharleston: $441,000 for the South Carolina Aquarium\n\nCharleston: $825,000 for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources\n\nTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies\n\nColumbia: $2,239,000 for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program\n\nSouth Carolina: $20,500,000 for the Airport Connect Road Project, U.S. Department of Transportation Highway Infrastruction Program\n\nColumbia: $12,61,000 for the University of South Carolina Facility Improvements\n\nColumbia: $10,000,000 for the University of South Carolina Veterans Military Center of Excellence\n\nDefense:\n\n*Congressman Clyburn requested $72,400,000 for South Carolina in plus-ups in the Defense Appropriations Funding Bill.\n\nColumbia: $8,000,000 for University of South Carolina Talent and Technology Navy Power and Energy Systems \u2013 includes Benedict and S.C. State\n\nColumbia: $12,000,000 for University of South Carolina Unmanned Logistics Solutions for the USMC\n\nClemson: $15,000,000 for Clemson Digital Transportation for Integrating Human Ground-Air Machine Formations\n\nLadson: $5,000,000 for KEEL USA \u2013 Ship Concept Advanced Design\n\nColumbia: $20,000,000 for EPSCoR Program \u2013 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research\n\nAiken: $12,400,000 for Antares \u2013 Special Purpose Power Generation for Novel Effectors \u2013 Savannah River Site\n\nA detailed summary of the bills are available below:\n\nAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies\n\nBill Summary\n\nCommerce, Justice, and Science\n\nBill Summary\n\nDefense\n\nBill Summary\n\nEnergy and Water\n\nBill Summary\n\nFinancial Services and General Government\n\nBill Summary\n\nHomeland Security\n\nBill Summary\n\nInterior and Environment\n\nBill Summary\n\nLabor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies\n\nBill Summary\n\nLegislative Branch\n\nBill Summary\n\nMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies\n\nBill Summary\n\nNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs\n\nBill Summary\n\nTransportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T15:05:35Z"]], "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://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-announces-50-million-in-community-project-funding-for-south-carolinas-6th-congressional-district-in-government-funding-legislation/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0920348577201366, "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"}