{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-congratulates-northeast-community-college-50-years", "Congressman Flood Congratulates Northeast Community College on 50 Years", "2023-09-19", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Mike Flood", "F000474", "flood.house.gov", "flood", "https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressmen Mike Flood delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives congratulating Northeast Community College on 50 years.\n\nVideo of the remarks can be found by clicking here. News outlets are welcome to use the footage for their reporting purposes. The full text of the speech is below.\n\nMister Speaker, I rise today to honor Northeast Community College as they celebrate their 50th anniversary.\n\nOur community college system plays a critical role in educating the next generation of Nebraska\u2019s workforce \u2013 and Northeast Community College is leading the way.\n\nThe college started with six buildings on its main campus on the edge of Norfolk in 1973. Today, it boasts campuses in South Sioux City, West Point, Norfolk, and O\u2019Neill.\n\nUnder the leadership of President Leah Barrett, the college has been making moves.\n\nA $22 million investment at the Acklie Family College Farm is setting the college up to become a leader in veterinary technology.\n\nIn the spring, Northeast announced the launch of a new agriculture-diesel mechanic apprenticeship program.\n\nAnd this fall, the college broke new ground on a new facility in South Sioux City to add welding booths and a CDL training building.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-congratulates-northeast-community-college-50-years"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1017872020602226, "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"}