{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-courtney-celebrates-commissioning-uss-rickover", "Rep. Courtney Celebrates Commissioning of the USS Rickover", "2023-10-14", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Joe Courtney", "C001069", "courtney.house.gov", "courtney", "https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy Commissioned the USS Rickover, a Virginia-class submarine which was built by the talented workers at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Watch the Congressman\u2019s remarks and the ceremony live here at 10:00am.\n\n\u201cToday marks an important milestone for EB shipbuilders, Navy leaders and Sailors, and the state of our U.S. submarine fleet as we celebrate the commissioning of the USS Hyman Rickover. Since its christening in July 2021, Electric Boat\u2019s shipbuilders and Captain Matthew Beach and his crew have not taken their eye off the ball, and relentlessly worked to get this submarine delivered to the Navy\u2019s fleet.\n\n\u201cThey are part of a new generation of shipbuilders and sailors who commissioned two Virginia submarines last year, OREGON and MONTANA, and will launch two more submarines in rapid succession \u2013 RICKOVER today and NEW JERSEY in the coming months. What\u2019s more, 13 Virginia subs are in the production queue after these vessels. All this comes on the heels of last week\u2019s ratification of a five-year labor contract with Groton\u2019s Metal Trades Council, which will invigorate the historic hiring surge at Electric Boat\u2019s shipyard.\n\n\u201cThis year alone, EB has hired 4,400 workers into our shipyards here in Southern New England, well on their way to the calendar year hiring goal of 5,750 \u2013 a goal that is the largest in the company\u2019s 120-year history by far.\n\n\u201cAs these patriots enter the workforce at Electric Boat \u2013 many of whom are Gen Z and millennials \u2013 Admiral Rickover\u2019s passionate advocacy for America to raise its education standards still resonates as never before. Today\u2019s successful launch of this technological wonder is a testament to this new workforce, not only because of the diversity of their rich talent pool, but also because of their proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math.\n\n\u201cThis is a great day for the Navy, our shipbuilders, international allies and partners, and veterans, to renew Admiral Rickover\u2019s legacy of excellence. And to the crew, congratulations on a job well done, and best wishes as you embark your journey to do great things for our nation.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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/rep-courtney-celebrates-commissioning-uss-rickover"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8465582504868507, "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"}