{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/boyle-statement-president-s-budget-fy-2022", "BOYLE STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT\u2019S BUDGET FOR FY 2022", "2021-05-28", "2021", "2021-05", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Brendan F. Boyle", "B001296", "boyle.house.gov", "boyle", "https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "May 28, 2021\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), House Budget Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement in advance of the committee's upcoming hearing (June 9) on President Biden's FY 2022 Budget:\n\n\"Our nation's federal budget is more than a bottom line, it's a statement of our values,\" said Congressman Boyle. \"As we emerge from this pandemic, it is clear we must address the urgent need to invest in physical & human infrastructure. This is the time to go big and be bold. President Biden's budget provides our nation with an opportunity to revitalize critical parts of our economy \u2013 from caregiving to clean energy \u2013 and create good-paying jobs in a people-first economy while doing so. The Biden budget begins a new era of investing in American potential to create a stronger, more equitable future for all Americans.\"\n\nWhile creating jobs and revitalizing U.S. manufacturing in a 21st Century Infrastructure, President Biden's budget will:\n\nInvest $2.2 trillion over 10 years in fortifying and modernizing American infrastructure, while creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing U.S. manufacturing\n\nInvest $74 billion in Amtrak and other programs that support passenger and freight rail. The budget accelerates the transition already underway to a more electrified transportation system that has a lesser impact on climate change.\n\nInvest $157 billion in electric vehicles, including support for manufacturing of batteries and vehicles, incentives for consumers, funding to build a network of charging stations, and electrification of school buses.\n\nInvest $98 billion in building a resilient and upgraded electric grid and modernizing the power sector through clean energy block grants.\n\nInvest $100 billion in a digital infrastructure, adoption, and affordability initiative that connects families to highspeed internet service.\n\nProvide $111 billion to replace the Nation's lead pipes and service lines and reduce lead exposure in homes, schools, and child care facilities\n\nInvest $87 billion over 10 years in workforce development so that America will have a stronger, more agile workforce\n\nInvest $225 billion over 10 years to make child care more affordable\n\nProvide nearly $800 billion of tax benefits for workers and families over 10 years by extending the expanded tax credit provisions enacted in the American Rescue Plan.\n\nInvest more than $1.4 billion to secure environmental justice for marginalized and overburdened communities\n\nProvide $64 billion for diplomatic affairs activities, an 11 percent increase above the 2021 enacted level.\n\nProvide $113 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), an $8.5 billion or 8.2 percent increase from 2021.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "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://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/boyle-statement-president-s-budget-fy-2022"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6088499687612057, "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"}