{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/delawares-congresswoman-mcbride-celebrates-seafords-revitalization", "Delaware\u2019s Congresswoman McBride Celebrates Seaford\u2019s Revitalization", "2025-03-26", "2025", "2025-03", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Seaford\u2019s Main St. goes from 90% vacancy to 90% occupancy\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) celebrated local, state, federal, and private investments to Seaford, Delaware that have contributed to an incredible revitalization across the small city.\n\n\u201cI rise today to celebrate the transformation happening in Seaford, Delaware\u2014an investment in economic growth, opportunity, and the future of western Sussex County.\n\n\u201cSeaford is a small city rich in history. Just last week, I had the privilege of meeting with Seaford\u2019s leadership to discuss the city\u2019s progress and their vision for the future.\n\n\u201cOver the last decade, Seaford has transformed its small but vibrant downtown through Delaware\u2019s innovative Downtown Development District Program, started by our former Governor Jack Markell. Through hard work and dedicated investment, Seaford\u2019s Main street has gone from 90% vacancy to more than 90% occupancy.\n\n\u201cAt the center of the next phase of Seaford\u2019s revitalization effort is the Nylon Capital Center\u2014a project that will breathe new life into a space that was once a focal point of Seaford and will soon serve as a hub for education, health care, and commerce. With a $60 million investment, including $20 million in American Rescue Plan funds, the new Nylon Capital Center will expand access to education and workforce training with a new DelTech facility. It will make health care more accessible with a new TidalHealth medical site. Small businesses will have a new space to grow, and a coworking center, the Mill, will foster entrepreneurship. And, critically, it\u2019ll remain home to the beloved Sal\u2019s Italian Restaurant.\n\n\u201cThis is a model of public and private partnership coming together to create shared prosperity. With local, state, federal, and private investments, the future of Seaford is exactly what we should hope to see in all of our small cities and towns across America.\n\n\u201cThe leaders of Seaford, along with partners from across the state, are demonstrating what\u2019s possible when communities come together.\n\n\u201cI am proud to stand with them in this effort, and I look forward to seeing Seaford become a symbol of progress, resilience, and opportunity for generations to come.\u201d\n\nPhotos from the Congresswoman\u2019s visit to Seaford can be found here. To watch the full speech, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:15:27Z"]], "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://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/delawares-congresswoman-mcbride-celebrates-seafords-revitalization"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7742880843579769, "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"}