{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://comstock.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/full-funding-announced-repairs-arlington-memorial-bridge", "Full Funding Announced for Repairs of Arlington Memorial Bridge", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Barbara Comstock", "C001105", "comstock.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement after the announcement that repairs for Arlington Memorial Bridge will be fully funded:\n\u201cArlington Memorial Bridge has been structurally deficient for far too long.\u00a0 Over 68,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day and commuters who rely on this bridge deserve to travel safely to and from work.\u00a0 Closing the Memorial Bridge would cost local governments a projected $168,000 per day ($75 million per year) by 2021 in transportation outlays alone, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.\u00a0 It is critical that we repair the bridge now, instead of resulting in costly closures later on.\n\u201cFor the past three years, my office has been working to support efforts to secure much needed funds through whatever means necessary from annual appropriations requests, endorsing grant applications, and communicating with administration officials including, multiple cabinet secretaries.\u00a0\n\u201cI am pleased that my friend and former colleague, Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced $227 million for this major infrastructure project to rehabilitate Arlington Memorial Bridge.\u00a0 This is exactly the right thing to do, repairing the bridge now is projected to save $35 million and reduce construction time by a year and a half.\u00a0 It is a win-win decision, making sense financially and for our commuters including many from Virginia\u2019s Tenth District.\u00a0 This is an essential infrastructure improvement for the region and fortunately minor repairs will begin in early 2018 and major construction is scheduled to follow soon after in the fall.\u201d", 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": ["https://comstock.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/full-funding-announced-repairs-arlington-memorial-bridge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6508570406585932, "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"}