{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399905", "<span class=\"kicker\">Smith to Help Launch Six Superstorm Sandy Projects</span>Groundbreaking for Post Superstorm Construction Projects Set for Wednesday", "2016-11-08", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Christopher Smith", "S000522", "chrissmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and New Jersey Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, will break ground on six Superstorm Sandy-related projects at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt.\r\nThe projects, totaling over $20 million, are replacing damaged facilities and utilities on the installation and were funded through the Superstorm Sandy Supplemental package Smith and the New Jersey Delegation successfully enacted in the aftermath of the storm: the Disaster Appropriations Act (now Public Law 113-2).\r\n\u201cThis groundbreaking is an important step in the ongoing recovery process our state faced in the wake of the one of the most damaging storms in our, and the nation\u2019s, history,\u201d said Smith, who represents Sea Girt. \u201cMany members of the New Jersey Guard, like our first responders, were called to assist others in need\u2014and did so heroically and without hesitation\u2014while concurrently dealing with damage to their own homes.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cThese projects also highlight the continued military value of Sea Girt to our national defense and to National Guard readiness: roughly 5,000 soldiers from throughout the Northeast train at Sea Girt annually,\u201d Smith continued.\r\nThe new facilities include: a Medical Clinic; a Data and Communications Duct bank; Two Maintenance Shops; a Back-Up Power Generation Station; and a General Instruction Building.\r\nWho: Rep. Chris Smith and New Jersey Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff\r\nWhat: Combined Superstorm Sandy Disaster Response Project Ground Breaking Ceremony\r\nWhen: November 9, 2016, 1pm\r\nWhere: National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, Building 37.\r\n###", 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": ["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399905"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7918421179056168, "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"}