{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-blumenthal-applaud-us-navy-announcement-that-electric-boat-will-begin-official-construction-of-columbia-class-submarines", "Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud U.S. Navy Announcement That Electric Boat Will Begin Official Construction Of Columbia-Class SubmarinesRead More", "2020-11-05", "2020", "2020-11", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Christopher Murphy", "M001169", "www.murphy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud U.S. Navy Announcement That Electric Boat Will Begin Official Construction Of Columbia-Class Submarines \n        \n        November 05, 2020\n      \n        \n          HARTFORDU.S.\r\nSenator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations\r\nSubcommittee on Military Construction, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal\r\n(D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on\r\nThursday applauded the U.S. Navy's announcement exercising the contract option\r\nof $9.47 billion for the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines\r\nto be assembled at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton: This landmark Columbia-class agreement opens a\r\nhistoric new era in submarine construction at Electric Boat, said Murphy\r\nand Blumenthal. The first two boats in this new class, it means major\r\nopportunities for the hardworking men and women in Groton and throughout the\r\nentire supply chain of manufacturers. Columbia-class submarines will help\r\nprovide a powerful deterrent through the 2080s, proudly built right here in\r\nConnecticut. It will both strengthen our national security and create many\r\nhigh-skilled jobs. This contract reflects significant support and investment on\r\nthe part of EB, its workers and Connecticut federal and state officials.\r\nWe look forward to maintaining Connecticut's role as a leading source of high\r\ntech military weapons that keep America secure. Earlier\r\nthis year, Murphy and Blumenthal celebrated the preliminary awarding of this contract to\r\nElectric Boat. The senators will be attending the press conference at Electric\r\nBoat on Friday at 2 pm. ###", 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.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-blumenthal-applaud-us-navy-announcement-that-electric-boat-will-begin-official-construction-of-columbia-class-submarines"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7444149814546108, "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"}