{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405793", "Griffith Celebrates $1,000,000 for Virginia Tech Nuclear Energy Project", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "VA", "H. Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", "morgangriffith", "https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/", "scraper", "ProjectName: Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Testing and Safety Through 21st Century Technologies\n\nRecipient Name: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, located in Blacksburg, Virginia\n\nAmount Received: $1,000,000\n\n\u201cSouthwest Virginia is well situated as an energy producing region. One project that will contribute to our region\u2019s energy future is led by Virginia Tech. That is why I am a proud advocate of this project, which I helped by securing $1 million in federal funding.\n\n\u201cThis money brings Virginia Tech one step closer to carrying out its goals for an innovative and timely project.\n\n\u201cAs someone who is a leading advocate for the critical role of nuclear energy for America's energy future, I am excited to see Virginia Tech advance nuclear energy solutions.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe above community project funding request was submitted by Rep. Griffith for fiscal year 2026.\n\nCongressman Griffith\u2019s statement on January approval of the above appropriations package can be found here.", 1, "2026-08-26T05:33:32Z", "2026-08-26T05:34:56Z"]], "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://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405793"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9106677025556564, "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"}