{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4044", "Tonko Honors 2023 NY-20 Congressional App Challenge Winners at Shaker High School", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Paul Tonko", "T000469", "tonko.house.gov", "tonko", "https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "LATHAM, NY \u2014 Congressman Paul D. Tonko visited Shaker High School in Latham today to recognize Ayush Patel, Michael Tong, and Kush Malwatkar, members of the winning team in the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for New York\u2019s 20th Congressional District. During the visit, Tonko delivered congratulatory remarks and presented each student with a Congressional Certificate of Achievement and a letter of recognition for this exciting honor.\n\n\u201cI am continually impressed by the creativity and ingenuity put on display by our Capital Region students with their submissions for the Congressional App Challenge, and this year was no exception,\u201d Congressman Tonko said. \u201cWith their IBUCK app, Ayush, Michael, and Kush demonstrated both their top-notch technical skills and an admirable desire to help their peers gain basic financial literacy and make savvier investment decisions. I\u2019m proud to acknowledge the contribution of these students to our Capital Region\u2019s rich history of technological innovation, and I\u2019m grateful to Ayush, Michael, and Kush for their hard work. Congratulations to all the students who participated in this year\u2019s App Challenge!\u201d\n\nThe winning app, IBUCK, is a web application that helps users learn about common types of investments and allows people to calculate the expected profit from their investments based on the types of investments they own. The app also includes a list of common business terms with basic explanations of each term, helping users gain critical financial literacy skills. Ayush, Michael, and Kush were inspired to create IBUCK after being overwhelmed by the variety of options when they first began making their own investments. After speaking with friends and family members about their own investments and finding a similar lack of knowledge of investment basics and financial products, they set out to create IBUCK as a resource for their peers and others interested in learning more about the subject.\n\nYou can learn more about the app by visiting its webpage, ibuckhome.netlify.app, or by viewing the students\u2019 submission video on YouTube.\n\nThis year\u2019s NY-20 Congressional App Challenge winner was chosen by a distinguished panel of local judges, including Dr. Mohammed J. Zaki, Professor and Department Head of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Annmarie Lanesey, CEO and Founder of CanCode Communities, and Tobi Saulnier, CEO of 1st Playable Productions.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge was created by Congress in 2013 to encourage innovation and engagement in coding, computer science, and STEM education. The App Challenge is open to all eligible middle and high school-aged students in New York\u2019s 20th Congressional District, regardless of coding experience.\n\nTo view and download photos of Congressman Tonko\u2019s meeting with Ayush and Michael, see the Congressman\u2019s social media posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4044"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6998870521783829, "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"}