{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-availability-funds-new-school-denmark-olar-school-district", "Clyburn Statement on Availability of Funds for New School in Denmark-Olar School District", "2016-09-07", "2016", "2016-09", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Columbia, S.C. \u2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has announced approval of a direct loan through its community facilities program of $38 million for a new K-8 school, renovated high school, athletic facilities, and district administrative offices in Denmark, South Carolina to serve the Denmark-Olar School District (Bamberg School District 2).\nIn response to the above announcement Congressman Jim Clyburn released the following statement:\n\u201cAt the request of officials and representatives of Denmark-Olar School District, I was pleased to work with USDA in support of their application.\u00a0 Schools are the anchors of our communities and provide the foundation our children need to secure a productive future.\u201d\nClyburn continued, \u201cThe state of disrepair in many of South Carolina\u2019s rural schools has been well documented.\u00a0 When completed, this facility will be a state of the art investment in Bamberg County\u2019s children.\u201d\nThe loan USDA is offering would be paid back over 40 years at 2.75 percent interest.\nFor more information, contact:\nMichele J. Cardwell, USDA Rural Development, Community Programs Director, Acting State Director.\nPhone: 803-253-3645\nDr. Thelma F. Sojourner, Denmark-Olar School District. Phone: 803-793-2032", 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://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-availability-funds-new-school-denmark-olar-school-district"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.730214174836874, "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"}