{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-welcomes-inclusion-needed-funding-columbia-class-submarine", "Courtney Welcomes Inclusion Of Needed Funding For Columbia-Class Submarine Program In Year-End CR", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Joe Courtney", "C001069", "courtney.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u00a0\u2014Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), ranking member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, highlighted the inclusion of an anomaly providing a critical funding boost for the\u00a0Columbia-class submarine program in the Continuing Resolution (CR).\u00a0\n\u201cThis is great news for eastern Connecticut and great news for the U.S. Navy,\u201d\u00a0said Courtney.\u00a0\u201cThe Columbia\u00ad-class program would face critical delays and ballooning costs without this needed adjustment to the CR. I was encouraged by the bipartisan cooperation that ensured the inclusion of this provision, and will continue to do all I can to support the design and construction of these submarines that are vital to the United States\u2019 strategic deterrence capabilities.\u201d\nOn November 17, Courtney\u00a0led a bipartisan group\u00a0of 33 members in sending a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the full House Appropriations Committee and Defense Subcommittee to ask for the funding levels in the CR include an anomaly for the\u00a0Columbia-class program.\u00a0\n\u00a0\n###", 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://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-welcomes-inclusion-needed-funding-columbia-class-submarine"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7241240236908197, "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"}