{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A18CD644-65EC-4783-87D3-2350069ECE67", "SOAR Summit to be Broadcast, Streamed Live", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FRANKFORT, Ky.Several media outlets will broadcast or stream the upcoming SOAR: Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit live on Dec. 9, allowing even more Kentuckians to learn about plans and strategies for Kentucky's southern and eastern region.\r\nThe SOAR Summit, spearheaded by Governor Steve Beshear and U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, is open to any individual who cares about Kentucky's Appalachian region and is willing to share new ideas and recommendations about how to move the region forward.\r\nLive coverage of the SOAR Summit will air on WYMT-TV (CBS) and online atWYMT.com, as well as onKET-TV and online atKET.org/live. Live coverage will include discussions from the main auditorium throughout the day.\r\nPIKE-TV will live-stream most of the day's events atpiketv.com. The summit will also be recorded for later broadcast on PIKE-TV.\r\nOn Monday evening at 7 p.m. EST, WYMT Issues and Answers will feature Congressman Rogers and Governor Beshear with host Neil Middleton to discuss the SOAR Summit.\r\nKET will also present a special program on Monday evening with highlights from the Summit, beginning at 8 p.m. EST on KET and atKET.org/live.The hour-long program, hosted by Bill Goodman, will include excerpts from the SOAR Summit and a discussion with Gov. Beshear and Rep. Rogers.\r\nSchools are encouraged to incorporate the SOAR Summit into lesson plans on Dec. 9 and view the live broadcasts to enhance classroom discussions.\r\nKentuckians watching SOAR coverage are encouraged to participate by following the latest updates through social media: Like the official SOAR Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/ShapingOurAppalachianRegionand follow SOAR on Twitter@SOAR_EKY, using the hashtags #SOAR and #SOARSummit.\r\nMore than 1,500 people have registered for the event, which will be held on Monday, Dec. 9 at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville.\r\nOnline registration is currently closed, but interested participants can still attend the summit and register for free on site. For more information, please visitkydlgweb.ky.gov.\r\nGov. Beshear, U.S. Rep. Rogers, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Greg Stumbo and other leaders announced plans for the summit last month. TheRural Policy Research Institute(RUPRI), a national policy institute dedicated fostering solutions to the challenges facing rural regions, will facilitate discussions at the Dec. 9 event. Other national agencies supporting the SOAR effort include theU.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Developmentand theAppalachian Regional Commission.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A18CD644-65EC-4783-87D3-2350069ECE67"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0158880613744259, "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"}