{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1195cdfb-d870-466a-9e90-67abf54b685f", "COCHRAN:  MISSISSIPPI TO FULFILL HOMELAND SECURITY DEPT. AMMO ORDER", "2014-09-25", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced that Winchester Ammunition, with manufacturing facilities in Oxford, Miss., has won a five-year contract to produce ammunition for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).\r\nCochran, who serves on the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Homeland Security Department, said the Olin Corp. and its Winchester division have been awarded a contract worth up to $50.0 million to produce ammunition at its Winchester Centerfire Operations in Oxford for two DHS agencies.\r\n\u201cThe Department of Homeland Security\u2019s wide-ranging border security and law enforcement missions require a significant amount of firepower, particularly for training.\u00a0 I\u2019m pleased that Mississippi will be able to fill that need,\u201d Cochran said.\u00a0 \u201cI credit our capable workforce and the state\u2019s aggressive drive to bring more manufacturing to Mississippi for making this significant contract possible.\u201d\r\nThe indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract calls for the procurement of 40 caliber Smith & Wesson training ammunition, with a maximum dollar value of $50.0 million.\u00a0 The ammunition is intended for use by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) for field-level training.\r\nIn 2010, the state\u2019s congressional delegation, State of Mississippi and the Mississippi Development Authority successfully encouraged the Olin Corp. to relocate its Winchester Centerfire Operations to Oxford.\u00a0 The facility produces small caliber ammunition and components for military, law enforcement, industrial and sporting customers.\r\n###", 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.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1195cdfb-d870-466a-9e90-67abf54b685f"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3071431312710047, "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"}