{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2019/12/bost-announces-broadband-investment-jefferson-county", "BOST ANNOUNCES BROADBAND INVESTMENT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY", "2019-12-04", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced a boost in funding for Jefferson County\u2019s high-speed broadband infrastructure through the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s ReConnect Pilot Program. The $12.8 million in investment in the Wabash Telephone Cooperative will also benefit residents in neighboring Wayne County.\n\n\u201cFrom e-commerce to education and health care, the internet plays a critically important role in our daily lives,\u201d said Bost. \u201cThis investment will help expand access for Jefferson County residents to a modern broadband infrastructure, empowering small businesses and families to better connect with each other and the world.\u201d\n\nThe Wabash Telephone Cooperative, Inc. will use the $12.8 million 50 percent loan-grant combination to deploy 298 miles of fiber-optic cable to serve 1,684 households, 31 farms, 29 businesses, nine educational facilities, two critical community facilities, and one health care center including many in Jefferson County.\n\nClick here for more information about the USDA ReConnect Loan and Grant Program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "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://bost.house.gov/2019/12/bost-announces-broadband-investment-jefferson-county"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.750974053516984, "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"}