{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=F4020D37-0F1F-4651-8171-60AF1E538BD9", "Sen. Moran Announces $34 Million Award for KC BioHub from the Department of Commerce", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Moran supported KC Metro\u2019s designation as a Tech Hub through the CHIPS and Science Act\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) \u2013 chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) \u2013 today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a $34 million investment to the Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub), a consortium led by BioNexus KC, through the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program.\n\n\u201cToday marks a significant milestone for the Greater Kansas City area and will help strengthen the future of bio and medical research and development throughout the region,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cI have long supported this program to give Kansas the opportunity to play a key role in supporting our national and economic security through increased research in biotechnology and other key technology areas. I\u2019m pleased by this latest investment that connects our state\u2019s experienced, highly skilled workforce with the resources to advance innovation and support growth across the region.\u201d\n\nItems to Note:\n\nSen. Moran worked with his colleagues to pass the CHIPS and Science Act, which was signed into law in 2022, establishing the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program to invest directly into high-potential U.S. regions and transform them into globally competitive innovation centers.\n\nThrough Sen. Moran\u2019s role as the lead Republican on the CJS Appropriations Subcommittee, he has worked to direct $623 million in federal resources for the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program from FY2023 to FY2026.\n\nIn 2023, EDA designated KC BioHub as one of the 31 inaugural Regional Tech Hubs for showing potential for rapid growth in key technology sectors.\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.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=F4020D37-0F1F-4651-8171-60AF1E538BD9"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8626570925116539, "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"}