{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-murkowski-applaud-final-passage-of-save-our-seas-20", "Murphy, Murkowski Applaud Final Passage Of Save Our Seas 2.0Read More", "2020-12-02", "2020", "2020-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Christopher Murphy", "M001169", "www.murphy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Murphy, Murkowski Applaud Final Passage Of Save Our Seas 2.0 \n        \n        December 02, 2020\n      \n        \n          WASHINGTONU.S. Senator Chris Murphy\r\n(D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)\r\napplauded passage of Save Our Seas 2.0, legislation\r\nto combat marine debris. Murphy and Murkowski are both cosponsors of the bill,\r\nwhich was introduced and led by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), U.S.\r\nSenator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez\r\n(D-New Jersey). The legislation includes a Murphy-Murkowski drafted provision\r\nthat allows for the establishment of a new Genius Prize to fund the development\r\nof materials to replace single use plastic and innovations that remove and\r\nprevent plastic waste. The amount of plastic flowing into our oceans poses a\r\nhuge problem. That's why I was proud to work with Senators Sullivan, Whitehouse\r\nand Menendez on the bipartisan Save our Seas 2.0 Act, which will reduce\r\nthe amount of plastic in our oceans at home and abroad, said Senator\r\nMurphy. I am also grateful the final bill includes language I drafted with\r\nSenator Murkowski to allow for the establishment of a genius prize to clean up\r\nmarine debris and replace single-use plastics. There's more work to do, but\r\nthis bill is an important step in the right direction. Alaskans depend on healthy oceans and coastlines to\r\nsupport the marine resources that so many of our communities depend on. Whether\r\nit's for our fisheries, tourism, or subsistence activitiesmaintaining a\r\nhealthy marine environment is essential to our everyday lives. I applaud\r\nSenator Sullivan for his leadership on legislation to eliminate plastic waste\r\npolluting our oceans and am pleased by the Senate passage of Save Our Seas 2.0,\r\nlegislation that I cosponsored, said Senator Murkowski. The bill\r\nincludes a provision of mine with Senator Murphy to fund a new Genius Prize,\r\nwhich would reward innovation and creative strategies to combat the growing\r\nissue of marine debris. By creating incentives for the development of projects\r\nto clean up our oceans and shorelines, as well as to replace or improve\r\nsingle-use plastics, we are taking important steps to ensure healthier ocean\r\nenvironments for generations to come.\" \r\nLast year, Murphy voted to pass the related Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat\r\nMarine Debris Act out of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee\r\nand Murphy and Murkowski released the following statement after the legislation passed the Senate earlier this year. ###", 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-murkowski-applaud-final-passage-of-save-our-seas-20"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7031138520687819, "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"}