{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://nunn.house.gov/2026/09/29/nunn-celebrates-des-moines-welding-teacher-named-national-prize-winner/", "Nunn Celebrates Des Moines Welding Teacher Named National Prize Winner", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Zachary Nunn", "N000193", "nunn.house.gov", "nunn", "https://nunn.house.gov/category/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cI\u2019m proud to congratulate Chad Donahue on this well-deserved national honor,\u201d said Rep. Nunn. \u201cChad has spent two decades mastering his trade, and now he\u2019s using that experience to prepare the next generation of Iowa welders for good-paying careers right here at home. In Iowa, we know the value of hard work and hands-on training, and Chad is passing that on to the next generation. I\u2019m going to keep backing teachers like him in Congress by expanding apprenticeships and skilled trades training across Iowa.\u201d\n\nDonahue is one of just 25 public high school skilled trades teachers nationwide selected for this year\u2019s Prize for Teaching Excellence. He is one of two awardees from Iowa, selected from more than 550 applicants across 49 states. His $75,000 award will go toward the Central Campus skilled trades program to support hands-on education for Iowa students.\n\nExpanding pathways into skilled trades careers has been a top priority for Rep. Nunn in Congress. He has worked to secure nearly $5 million in federal funding for workforce training at Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa Western Community College, and Indian Hills Community College, including renovated and expanded skilled trades labs at Iowa Western\u2019s Atlantic and Clarinda Rural Centers. He is also leading the bipartisan PARTNERS Act to expand apprenticeship partnerships between small businesses, community colleges, and workforce training providers.\n\nPhotos from the celebration are available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-30T10:57:52Z", "2026-09-30T10:59:04Z"]], "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://nunn.house.gov/2026/09/29/nunn-celebrates-des-moines-welding-teacher-named-national-prize-winner/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7207039054483175, "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"}