{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/collins-king-applaud-expera-acquisition-of-old-town-fuel-and-fiber", "Collins, King Applaud Expera Acquisition of Old Town Fuel & Fiber", "2014-11-11", "2014", "2014-11", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Collins, King Applaud Expera Acquisition of Old Town Fuel & Fiber\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 11, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today released the following statements applauding an announcement from Expera Specialty Solutions that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the Old Town Fuel & Fiber pulp mill:\r\n\u201cThis is encouraging news for Maine's forest products industry and for the workers in the Old Town area who lost their jobs earlier this year,\u201d Senator Collins said. \u201cWhile there is much work to be done before this sale is finalized and people are brought back to work, I applaud the efforts of Expera Specialty Solutions and all those involved in this effort.\u201d\r\n\u201cThis is great news and an early Christmas present for the Old Town area and the state of Maine,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cExpera will find a great workforce with deep experience at this mill who I'm sure will be happy to get back to work doing what they have done so well over the years.\u201d\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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/collins-king-applaud-expera-acquisition-of-old-town-fuel-and-fiber"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7210159674286842, "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"}