{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/in-call-with-administrations-budget-director-casey-presses-for-continued-investment-in-delaware-deepening-project-in-upcoming-budget", "In Call with Administration’s Budget Director Casey Presses for Continued Investment in Delaware Deepening Project in Upcoming Budget", "2014-11-14", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Bob Casey", "C001070", "www.casey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC- In a call with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shaun Donovan, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) pressed for continued investment in the Delaware Deepening Project in the Administration\u2019s upcoming FY16 budget. Casey has been a congressional leader in pushing for funds for the deepening project and has worked to secure $125 million in investments in the job-creating project.\r\n\u201cI appreciate the effort the Administration has made on the Delaware Deepening Project and I hope, after speaking with Director Donovan, that the Administration will continue to prioritize this critical project,\u201d Senator Casey said. \u201cAccording to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority the Delaware River currently supports over 38,000 jobs and deepening the Delaware has to the potential to create more \u00a0jobs and cement Philadelphia\u2019s port as a driver of economic activity in the city and all of Southeastern Pennsylvania.\u201d\r\nThe project will deepen the Delaware River channel from forty feet to forty-five feet in order to accommodate larger vessels. This will reduce shipping costs, make maritime transportation more efficient and make the channel safer and more reliable. Once the channel is deepened, there will be an estimated increase of 2.5 million tons of cargo to the Port of Philadelphia, creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs. In addition, this project will provide the potential to create thousands of short-term jobs that aid an industry that has suffered significantly in this economic climate. According to an economic impact study by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority the Delaware River currently supports over 38,000 jobs.\r\n###\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\r\n\t\t\t\t\tJohn Rizzo 202-228-6367", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/in-call-with-administrations-budget-director-casey-presses-for-continued-investment-in-delaware-deepening-project-in-upcoming-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5701749362051487, "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"}