{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-celebrates-grand-opening-panasonic-ev-battery-facility-de-soto", "Davids Celebrates Grand Opening of Panasonic EV Battery Facility in De Soto", "2025-07-14", "2025", "2025-07", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "DE SOTO, KS \u2014 Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders, business executives, and community members to celebrate the official grand opening of the Panasonic EV battery manufacturing facility in De Soto. The project, which Davids has supported since its earliest stages, is expected to bring 4,000 direct jobs and thousands more indirect jobs to the region, while helping to secure America\u2019s supply chains and grow the Kansas economy.\n\n\u201cThis is a transformational moment for De Soto, Johnson County, and our entire state,\u201d said Davids. \u201cFrom the beginning, I\u2019ve worked across the aisle and across levels of government to support this project \u2014 not just because of the jobs and economic growth it brings, but because of what it represents: Kansas leading the way in American manufacturing, clean energy innovation, and long-term economic opportunity.\u201d\n\nDavids has played a key role in preparing the region for the Panasonic facility. She helped secure federal investments for key infrastructure upgrades, including improvements to 103rd Street and other regional roads around the new facility. She also brought former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to De Soto to see firsthand how the bipartisan infrastructure law is being put to work supporting the region\u2019s growth.\n\nIn addition to advocating for strong local partnerships and workforce development pipelines, Davids has continued to spotlight the need for responsible, community-focused growth. She has hosted roundtables with local officials, education leaders, and small businesses to ensure the benefits of the Panasonic facility reach all corners of the region.\n\nThe De Soto facility is Panasonic\u2019s largest EV battery manufacturing site in the United States and one of the largest economic development projects in Kansas history. Production is expected to ramp up in the coming months, with significant hiring and training efforts already underway.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-celebrates-grand-opening-panasonic-ev-battery-facility-de-soto"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.042087959125638, "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"}