{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-army-corps-engineers-funding", "Clyburn Statement on Army Corps of Engineers Funding", "2017-05-25", "2017", "2017-05", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement on Army Corps of Engineers Funding Announcements:\n\u201cYesterday, the Army Corps of Engineers announced its allocations of the funds provided in the omnibus appropriations bill for 2017, passed earlier this month.\u00a0 I am pleased that $4.66 million is included to expand the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency.\u00a0 These funds, combined with significant state and local funding, will extend the agency\u2019s reach to Ridgeville, South Carolina in Dorchester County.\u00a0 The WIIN Act, passed last year, authorized the expansion of this project, which will eventually serve the new Volvo site in Berkeley County.\u00a0 The Volvo manufacturing facility is expected to create over 4,000 new jobs and is one of most significant economic development project for South Carolina in decades.\u00a0 Without critical infrastructure like the Lake Marion water agency, companies like Volvo would locate elsewhere.\n\u201cAdditionally, the Corps is allocating $17.5 million to begin the Charleston Harbor Deepening project, one of the most important infrastructure projects for South Carolina and the entire Southeast region.\u00a0 While this funding is welcome news and will allow the project to begin, I am concerned about future funding of the project.\u00a0 President Trump\u2019s budget request for 2018, released this week, fails to include any funding for the Charleston Harbor Deepening, instead prioritizing funding for harbor and navigation projects elsewhere.\u00a0 To ensure its expeditious completion, adequate funding in 2018 and subsequent years will be needed.\n\u201cFinally, yesterday\u2019s announcement included an additional $7.2 million for beach restoration at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina following erosion and damage from Hurricane Matthew.\u00a0 Myrtle Beach is a tourism and economic engine that benefits our entire state, and maintaining it is vitally important to communities all over South Carolina.\n\u201cThe omnibus appropriations bill for 2017, that funded all of these projects, was a win for South Carolina and the nation. \u00a0Congress negotiated a bipartisan agreement that rolled back many of President Trump\u2019s proposed cuts.\u00a0 Unfortunately, President Trump\u2019s draconian budget for next year would not only be devastating for families and communities across the nation, it also turns its back on South Carolina\u2019s critical infrastructure needs.\u00a0 I will continue to fight in Congress to support our state\u2019s infrastructure like the Charleston Harbor, the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency, the new Volvo facility, and the Grand Strand.\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://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-army-corps-engineers-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7910500280559063, "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"}