{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E2F5314E-5A7F-4FA2-9FE9-81C3899F3E37", "Congressman Himes announces $79 million federal contract to Pitney Bowes", "2021-10-12", "2021", "2021-10", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "James A. Himes", "H001047", "himes.house.gov", "himes", "https://himes.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced the U.S. General Services Administration awarded Stamford-based Pitney Bowes a $79 million, five-year contract. The contract is for mailing equipment, supplies, and mailing solutions. Pitney Bowes employs over 1,000 employees in their Stamford headquarters and Shelton operation.\n\n\u201cPitney Bowes is an important member of our community, providing good-paying jobs and making our neighborhoods better through their Foundation,\u201d said Himes. \u201cIt\u2019s always a good thing when we are able to bring federal dollars home to Connecticut where they\u2019ll make their way into the pockets of our working families. I\u2019ll keep working to make sure our families, neighborhoods, and businesses are getting their fair share.\u201d\n\n\u201cPitney Bowes is proud to serve the US government with our solutions which help simplify shipping and mailing and save money,\u201d said Daniel Goldstein, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Pitney Bowes. \u201cWe appreciate all the work Congressman Himes does to advocate on behalf of Connecticut businesses.\u201d\n\nPitney Bowes opened their corporate headquarters in 1980 and their Shelton Technology Center in 1990. They serve over 750,000 businesses around the world and employ over 11,000 workers. Their Foundation has supported over 110,000 students and 1,425 non-profits.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E2F5314E-5A7F-4FA2-9FE9-81C3899F3E37"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.817903783172369, "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"}