{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2023/8/wicker-celebrates-economic-development-projects", "Wicker Celebrates Economic Development Projects", "2023-08-29", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Roger F. Wicker", "W000437", "www.wicker.senate.gov", "wicker", "https://www.wicker.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "JACKSON, MISS. \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released a new video highlighting his work on economic development projects in Mississippi. The video features the senator\u2019s recent visits to Hattiesburg and Madison County for the groundbreaking of two infrastructure projects supported by federal funds.\n\nDuring the video, the senator highlighted the benefits of long-term investments for growth in Mississippi. Senator Wicker, along with other members of the Mississippi congressional delegation, has been a champion of both the Hall Avenue West Overpass and Madison County Reunion Interchange projects.\n\nThe senator has been a strong advocate for hard infrastructure projects in the state. Both projects will ease traffic for the communities, increase safety, and support job creation.\n\nSee below for a full transcript of the video. For more information on these projects, see Senator Wicker\u2019s column here.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\nNEWS ANCHOR: Drivers in Madison will soon have an easier way around the city. Reunion Parkway will connect I-55, Highway 51, and Bozeman Road.\n\nSENATOR WICKER: This means jobs for Mississippians. This means safety. And this will save lives.\n\nSENATOR HYDE-SMITH: This is a growing area, and this is so needed for this area. And the people of Madison County have just turned out today to celebrate progress, prosperity. But it\u2019s vision from this county that has brought us here.\n\nSENATOR WICKER: This is the kind of federal program that the taxpayers see a benefit in. This is going to get us back on track.\n\nNEWS ANCHOR: Big day for Hattiesburg. Construction of the western portion of the city\u2019s Hall Avenue overpass project has begun.\n\nMAYOR BARKER: Gone are the days when these neighborhoods are completely cut off from other parts of the city, when a train is across the tracks. And the biggest reason we are here today is because of a statesman named Roger Wicker.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"]], "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.wicker.senate.gov/2023/8/wicker-celebrates-economic-development-projects"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4537940733134747, "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"}