{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=89CEF771-5598-4688-A432-FB82CBE47342", "McConnell Remarks On The Water Resources Development Act", "2024-12-18", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", "mcconnell", "https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "\u2018Thanks in large part to the leadership of Ranking Member Capito and her team, the sensible legislation before us will strengthen our nation\u2019s water infrastructure from the Everglades to the Port of Los Angeles to the inland waterways that course through Kentucky. It\u2019s good news for communities across the country.\u2019\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Water Resources Development Act:\n\n\u201cLast week, the House passed the water resources bill with broad, bipartisan support. Today, it\u2019s the Senate\u2019s turn to act.\n\n\u201cThanks in large part to the leadership of Ranking Member Capito and her team, the sensible legislation before us will strengthen our nation\u2019s water infrastructure from the Everglades to the Port of Los Angeles to the inland waterways that course through Kentucky.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s good news for communities across the country. From clean drinking water to ecosystem maintenance to storm resiliency to navigable waterways for trade and commerce, the bill before us takes a comprehensive approach.\n\n\u201cAnd because our communities understand their challenges better than any bureaucrat in Washington, this bill will provide the flexibility to tailor solutions to each community\u2019s unique needs.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m also pleased it will authorize several projects important to the health and well-being of Kentuckians. One will build out infrastructure for water and wastewater treatment in Appalachia, always a concern of rural communities across America\u2019s heartland.\n\n\u201cAnother will help secure safe and reliable drinking water for the growing number of families in Scott County. And finally, another will update Greenbrier Lake Dam which supplies water for Kentuckians across Montgomery County.\n\n\u201cSo far, an impressive, broad coalition has thrown their support behind this bill, from ports and shippers, to farm groups and unions, to dozens of industry leaders who rely on our waterways to move goods, protect jobs, and keep costs low for the American people.\n\n\u201cI appreciate the House\u2019s work to move this must-pass legislation forward in bipartisan fashion.\n\n\u201cI hope the Senate will do the same today.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=89CEF771-5598-4688-A432-FB82CBE47342"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2025397047400475, "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"}