{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398639", "Griffith Statement on POWER Initiative Funding Awarded to Southwest Virginia", "2016-10-25", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, October 25, 2016 \u2013 Congressman Morgan Griffith is pleased that tomorrow, October 26, 2016, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will announce new funding awarded to Southwest Virginia.\u00a0 This funding is part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative that awards federal funding to grow the economy of struggling coal communities by promoting workforce development, investing in new job creation, and improving reemployment opportunities for unemployed workers.  \r\n\r\nCongressman Griffith\u2019s statement on the funding:\u00a0 \u201cIt is my continued hope that this funding will bring much needed resources to Appalachian coal communities.\u201d  \r\n\r\n\u201cAs I continue to fight for coal industry jobs from an onslaught of regulatory attacks, I also look for any opportunity to grow the local economy and create new jobs.\u201d  \r\n\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://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398639"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7759151048958302, "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"}