{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-secures-34-million-federal-investment-for-kansas-city-biomanufacturing-hub/", "Senator Marshall Secures $34 Million Federal Investment for Kansas City Biomanufacturing Hub", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Roger Marshall", "M001198", "www.marshall.senate.gov", "marshall", "https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s announcement that the Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub has been selected to receive approximately $34 million through the Economic Development Administration\u2019s (EDA) Tech Hubs Program.\n\nThe award follows Senator Marshall\u2019s letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging support for the project\u2019s application. Marshall pointed to the Kansas City region\u2019s world-class research institutions, advanced manufacturing base, the Animal Health Corridor, and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility as the assets that make it uniquely positioned to lead the next generation of American biomanufacturing. Strengthening domestic supply chains, outcompeting China, and protecting national security remain top priorities for Marshall as he continues advocating for Kansas.\n\n\u201cThis investment is a major victory for Kansas, American manufacturing, and our national security,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the dangers of relying on foreign countries for our medicines and medical supply chains, and America cannot afford to make that mistake again. The Kansas City region has the talent, research institutions, and manufacturing expertise to lead the next generation of biomanufacturing. I\u2019m grateful to Secretary Lutnick and the Trump Administration for recognizing that potential and partnering with us to strengthen America\u2019s biomedical supply chain while creating high-quality jobs here in Kansas.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s leadership is positioning America at the center of advanced manufacturing,\u201d said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. \u201cThis award will position eastern Kansas and western Missouri as a global leader in advanced biomanufacturing for biologic medicines. It will modernize manufacturing processes, strengthen and retool domestic supply chains, and translate discoveries into scalable, resilient, and agile U.S. production of medications.\u201d\n\nThe approximately $34 million investment includes:\n\n$15 million to MRI Global to retrofit a facility into an advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing center.\n\n$3.8 million to MRI Global to help secure FDA approval and expand adoption of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.\n\n$6.2 million to BioNexus Kansas City to establish an end-to-end bioservices network capable of competing with China\u2019s bioservices industry.\n\n$5.5 million to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions to strengthen domestic supply chains for critical biomanufacturing inputs.\n\n$2.8 million to BioNexus Kansas City to train workers in artificial intelligence and advanced biomanufacturing.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"]], "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.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-secures-34-million-federal-investment-for-kansas-city-biomanufacturing-hub/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7775730919092894, "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"}