{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-senator-scott-secretary-carson-visit-spartanburg", "ICYMI: Senator Scott, Secretary Carson Visit Spartanburg", "2017-11-07", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday | November 7, 2017\n\t\t\t ICYMI: Senator Scott, Secretary Carson Visit Spartanburg \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington  U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) welcomed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to Spartanburg to meet with local leaders about how they can help economically distressed communities. Senator Scott and Secretary Carson toured locations that are part of Spartanburgs revitalization efforts, which include public-private partnerships to help the citys most vulnerable communities. They visited Northside Initiative sites Harvest Park Urban Farm, Monarch Caf, and Cleveland Academy, as well as Drayton Mills Loft and students at the Meeting Street Academy. Senator Scott is chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development.\r\nTo learn more about Senator Scotts tour with Secretary Carson, check out the article below:\r\nBen Carson, Tim Scott tout citys public-private partnerships  Spartanburg Herald-Journal  Bob Montgomery  November 6, 2017\r\nMeeting Street Academy student Daija Downing gathered her poise before handing U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina a framed poem as a gift from her class, thanking him for his support of the five-year-old school.\r\nHow old are you? Scott asked her.\r\nMy birthday is tomorrow, she said.\r\nScott then gave her a present shed never forget. He led her classmates in chorus of Happy Birthday. Downing, who turns 10 on Tuesday, blushed.\r\nMeeting Street Academy was the third and final stop on a visit to Spartanburg Monday by South Carolinas junior senator and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. The visits purpose was to meet local leaders and see firsthand the successes of community projects that have involved private investment.\r\n()\r\nThe Northside Initiative includes Victoria Gardens, an 80-unit complex being converted under a HUD rental assistance program, and the Brawley Street Model Bock, a $10 million mixed-income housing development with 15 market-rate and five affordable multi-family apartments, medical offices and commercial space.\r\nHarvest Park, also includes a functioning cafe and small grocer that offers fresh fruit and vegetables.\r\n(...)\r\nFormer Spartanburg Mayor Bill Barnet, the CEO and chairman of the Northside Development Group, was among those who met with Carson and Scott.\r\nThe senator, who has spent a good bit of time here, understands what weve been able to accomplish, Barnet said. This is a unique opportunity by shining a light that not only helps our community, but helps others.\r\n()\r\nAt Meeting Street Academy, Scott and Carson told third- and fourth-graders they grew up in difficult circumstances. Both encouraged the youngsters to read as much as possible.\r\nTheres an old saying, leaders are readers, Scott said. I became a business owner. (Carson) became a neurosurgeon.\r\nThe school opened in 2012 as a private school, aiming to bring in students whose families were zoned for low-performing schools and lacked the financial means to pay for private education. Recently, the school became a school of choice by opening as part of the public School District 7 system.\r\nRead entire article here.\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-senator-scott-secretary-carson-visit-spartanburg"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8680270295590162, "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"}