{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.justice.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-justice-visits-west-virginia-state-university-in-support-of-the-hbcu-arts-act/", "Senator Justice Visits West Virginia State University in Support of the HBCU Arts Act", "2026-08-18", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "James C. Justice", "J000312", "www.justice.senate.gov", "justice", "https://www.justice.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "INSTITUTE, WV \u2013 Today, Senator Jim Justice visited West Virginia State University to meet with students and deliver remarks on the HBCU Arts Act.\n\n\u201cLet me tell you something: You don\u2019t have to convince me that the arts matter. I\u2019ve been fighting for our arts, culture, and history since the early days of my term as Governor. West Virginia has always told its story through its people, its music, its art, and its culture. That\u2019s part of what makes this place so special. And right here at West Virginia State, you have students who will carry that story forward,\u201d said Senator Jim Justice.\n\n\u201cWe are honored to welcome U.S. Senator Jim Justice to West Virginia State University. Senator Justice has been a strong supporter of our university and of the transformative role that Historically Black Colleges and Universities play in strengthening communities and expanding opportunity across West Virginia and the nation. Arts and culture are central to West Virginia State University\u2019s identity and to our proud heritage as an 1890 land-grant university. We appreciate Sen. Justice\u2019s sponsorship of the HBCU Arts Act, which represents an important investment in the future of arts education at institutions like WVSU,\u201d said WVSU President Ericke S. Cage.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nSenator Justice introduced the HBCU Arts Act with Senator Alsobrooks this May.\n\nThe HBCU Arts Act would increase investments in HBCU arts education by amending Section 323 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include provisions supporting arts programs at HBCUs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-19T05:29:02Z", "2026-08-19T05:30:24Z"]], "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.justice.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-justice-visits-west-virginia-state-university-in-support-of-the-hbcu-arts-act/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.893282238394022, "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"}