{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/7-million-for-umaine-manufacturing-training-secured-by-golden", "$7 Million for UMaine Manufacturing Training Secured by Golden", "2023-01-04", "2023", "2023-01", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Jared F. Golden", "G000592", "golden.house.gov", "golden", "https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured over $7,000,000 in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president\u2019s desk for his signature this week, will be used to establish three Manufacturing Training Innovation Centers (MTICs).\n\n\u201cGrowing Maine\u2019s manufacturing workforce requires thoughtful investments in our training programs,\u201d said Congressman Golden. \u201cThis funding will go a long way towards bringing the training to more young Mainers across the state. I\u2019m grateful to UMaine for their partnership in securing this funding.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur state is a leader in the aerospace and defense manufacturing industry with a reputation for unmatched quality, but it needs an agile, well-trained workforce to stay competitive for federal contracts and to continue providing good-paying careers to Mainers,\u201d said John Belding, director of the University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful to Rep. Golden and Sens. Collins and King for championing this funding that would allow us to partner with Southern Maine Community College to stand up manufacturing training innovation centers across the state that provide talent pipelines in direct support of local workers, Maine industry and our nation's security.\u201d\n\nThe funding secured by Representative Golden will be used for building MTICs to be located in Orono, ME, Brunswick, ME, and South Portland, ME.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:08:17Z"]], "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://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/7-million-for-umaine-manufacturing-training-secured-by-golden"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6984309293329716, "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"}