{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-honored-with-congressional-sea-services-award-for-his-leadership-on-behalf-of-the-navy-and-coastguard", "King Honored with Congressional Sea Services Award for his leadership on Behalf of the Navy and Coastguard", "2023-10-05", "2023", "2023-10", "Independent", "Senate", "ME", "Angus S. King, Jr.", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", "angusking", "https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Angus King was honored by the Navy League Capital Council as the 2023 recipient of its Congressional Sea Services Award in an event held on Capitol Hill. This award, presented annually to a member of Congress, recognizes outstanding leadership and contributions to the United States Sea Services. Senator King accepted it on behalf of the men and women of the sea services and shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.\n\nSenator King was presented with a binnacle, a casing that holds a ship\u2019s compass and lamp \u2013 which will reside in his Senate office for a year. The traveling \u2018trophy\u2019 is the actual binnacle from the Sioux Falls Victory ship that saw action, and received a battlestar, in the amphibious assault of Okinawa, Japan in 1945. The ship also served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.\n\n\u201cWe all talk about ships and we talk about aircraft, but it\u2019s the people \u2013 the wonderful people that we have serving us,\u201d said Senator King. \u201cThe military and our first responders, when you think about it, have the only jobs where you sign your name you\u2019re putting your life on the line. That\u2019s not true for 95-percent of the jobs in our society. These are the young people who put their lives on the line when they sign up and it\u2019s something that we have to constantly remember.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a tremendous honor and I really am overwhelmed and delighted, but I have accepted it on behalf of the shipbuilders in Maine, the shipbuilders in Mississippi, the Coasties along the Maine coast and the Naval personnel all over the country. This isn\u2019t my award, this is their award. Thank you,\u201d concluded Senator King.\n\n\u201cSenator King has been a long-standing and outspoken advocate for our nation\u2019s safety and security. He has tirelessly fought for a strong national defense, with particular emphasis on maritime forces and seapower, championing funding and innovative policies to increase United States shipbuilding capacity and support for our nation\u2019s critical workforce,\u201d the citation from the Navy League Capital Council read.\n\nAs a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Senator King has been a steadfast supporter of the Navy and Coast Guard. He recently secured key provisions in the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support the maritime forces and ensure that America\u2019s military can continue providing best in class services to protect the \u2018territory of the brave.\u2019 A list of Senator King\u2019s major provisions in the 2024 NDAA can be found HERE. Additionally, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits Maine shipyards regularly, at the invitation of Senator King, most recently at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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/king-honored-with-congressional-sea-services-award-for-his-leadership-on-behalf-of-the-navy-and-coastguard"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3884627260267735, "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"}