{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-vp-vance-energy-secretary-in-middletown-for-announcement-on-strengthening-ohio-manufacturing-and-american-energy-dominance/", "Husted, VP Vance, Energy Secretary in Middletown for announcement on strengthening Ohio manufacturing and American energy dominance", "2026-08-21", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Jon Husted", "H001104", "www.husted.senate.gov", "husted", "https://www.husted.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWe used to be 34th, now we\u2019re number 1 again!\u201d\n\nMIDDLETOWN, Ohio \u2013 Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright for an announcement at Middletown Works with Cleveland-Cliffs.\n\nCleveland-Cliffs is making a $1 billion investment in Middletown Works, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s rescoped $500 million award.\n\nIn June 2026, Husted led a letter with other members of the Ohio congressional delegation to Secretary Wright advocating for the department to retain the $500 million Industrial Demonstrations Program award for Cleveland-Cliffs\u2019 Middletown Works facility and move forward with the award in a timely manner.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is a win for Middletown and Ohio manufacturing. Cleveland-Cliffs\u2019 $1 billion investment in Middletown Works will strengthen Made-in-America manufacturing, which you can\u2019t do without Ohio. This investment will create jobs, strengthen American steelmaking and help secure our nation\u2019s energy dominance. I advocated for this project because every ton of steel we make at home is one less ton we need to import from overseas. I was proud to join Vice President Vance and Secretary Wright today for this announcement. Ohioans can count on me to continue supporting policies that put Ohio workers and communities first,\u201d said Husted.\n\nCleveland-Cliffs\u2019 Middletown Works is a cornerstone employer in southwest Ohio, supporting 2,300 union jobs and anchoring the region\u2019s industrial base. This investment will generate 1,500 construction jobs, secure advanced steelmaking in Ohio for more than 20 years and directly advance America\u2019s energy dominance agenda.", 1, "2026-08-22T05:24:59Z", "2026-08-22T05:26:16Z"]], "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://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-vp-vance-energy-secretary-in-middletown-for-announcement-on-strengthening-ohio-manufacturing-and-american-energy-dominance/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3132470194250345, "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"}