{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=11e3f186-fae9-427e-ac4b-2a385764f4b1", "Portman Meets with Mayors of Findlay, Ottawa & Tiffin in NW Ohio to Discuss Path Forward Following Blanchard River Flooding", "2013-12-23", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Rob Portman", "P000449", "www.portman.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 In the midst of flooding in Northwest Ohio, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) traveled to Findlay, Ohio today to meet with City of Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik, Village of Ottawa Mayor J. Dean Meyer, and City of Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz, along with other public officials attempting to mitigate the flood damage to the community.\r\n\"As I saw firsthand today, flooding in the Findlay and Ottawa region continues to plague local residents and businesses.\u00a0 This is a threat to Northwest Ohio's safety and economy that only seems to be intensifying.\u00a0 The local community and the Federal government must work together to protect against future flooding. I will continue to urge the Army Corps of Engineers to provide the necessary funding to expedite its flood mitigation efforts,\u201d said Portman.\r\nIn October, Portman and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to include funding for the Blanchard River Flood Risk Management Project (BRFRMP) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.\r\nIn July of this year, USACE reprogrammed funding for the project for fiscal year 2013, which assisted with the Chief\u2019s Report, and more importantly ensured that the BRFRMP would be eligible for funding in fiscal year 2014.", 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.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=11e3f186-fae9-427e-ac4b-2a385764f4b1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5872560907155275, "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"}