{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4935", "Frankel Celebrates Opening of Palm Beach State College\u2019s Expanded Respiratory Clinical Lab", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Lois Frankel", "F000462", "frankel.house.gov", "frankel", "https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Palm Beach State College (PBSC) President Ava Parker and PBSC students to celebrate the opening of the college\u2019s renovated Respiratory Clinical Lab\u2014expanded through the $700,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Frankel.\n\n\u201cWorking people build our community, and Palm Beach State College\u2019s students are training for some of the most essential jobs in our health care system,\u201d said Rep. Frankel. \u201cWith this federal investment, this new respiratory clinical lab provides the opportunity for students to access the tools and hands-on experience they need to work hard and earn good wages while delivering life-saving care to our neighbors. When working people do well, our entire economy and community grow stronger.\u201d\n\nPBSC President Ava L. Parker, J.D., added, \u201cThanks to Congresswoman Frankel\u2019s support, our students now have a state-of-the-art lab that gives them the real-world training that sets them apart in today\u2019s competitive job market.\u201d\n\nPBSC\u2019s 35-year-old Respiratory Care program\u2014accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care\u2014has had a 100 percent job placement rate for 25 years, preparing students for careers as Registered Respiratory Therapists. These workers operate ventilators, assess lung function, and provide critical treatments\u2014skills that became even more vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, when PBSC stepped in to help supply local hospitals with equipment and trained personnel.\n\nThe newly expanded lab provides upgraded access to medical gas lines, ventilators, and specialized equipment, allowing the college to train more students in essential skills such as intubation, ventilator management, pulmonary testing, and neonatal and cardiac resuscitation.\n\nTo learn more about PBSC\u2019s Respiratory Care program, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4935"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0303398594260216, "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"}