{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-speaks-at-dedication-ceremony-for-the-m-michael-rounds-operations-center-building-at-the-sanford-underground-research-facility", "Rounds Speaks at Dedication Ceremony for the M. Michael Rounds Operations Center Building at the Sanford Underground Research Facility", "2021-08-20", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "Mike Rounds", "R000605", "www.rounds.senate.gov", "rounds", "https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "LEAD\u2014U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today attended and spoke at the dedication ceremony for Sanford Underground Research Facility\u2019s newest building, the M. Michael Rounds Operation Center (ROC) building.\n\n\u201cThis is truly an honor,\u201d said Rounds. \u201cI am grateful to have worked with so many people who made the dream of transforming the Homestake Mine into an underground laboratory a reality. This project\u2014which is such an important part of the community of Lead, the Black Hills and the entire state of South Dakota\u2014would not be possible without the strong support of the South Dakota state legislature, the people of South Dakota, Denny Sanford, the Barrick Gold Corporation and the international community of scientific researchers. I\u2019m humbled to be recognized in this fashion.\u201d\n\nBackground courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF):\n\nAs governor, Rounds\u2019 efforts to develop an underground research laboratory in the former Homestake Mine resulted in the creation of a world-class research facility that hosts international experiments in several disciplines. SURF was created with funding from the State of South Dakota and T. Denny Sanford. Current SURF operations funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Science. The work at SURF has brought international recognition for the community of Lead and the State of South Dakota.\n\nThe Rounds Operations Center (ROC) is a new 26,000-square-foot structure, a hub for all SURF operations and engineering activities in support of SURF\u2019s world-leading science. The ROC includes a large maintenance shop, main warehouse, and offices and meeting spaces for facility maintenance and engineering staff.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"]], "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.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-speaks-at-dedication-ceremony-for-the-m-michael-rounds-operations-center-building-at-the-sanford-underground-research-facility"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1758769396692514, "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"}