{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-angie-craig-announces-44-million-broadband-infrastructure", "Representative Angie Craig Announces $44 Million in Broadband Infrastructure Funding for Minnesota", "2022-12-06", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that Minnesota is set to receive $44 million in internet infrastructure funding through the Treasury Department\u2019s Capital Projects Fund. The Capital Projects Fund was launched to allow state and tribal governments to invest in projects that will help meet their communities\u2019 critical needs \u2013 both in the short and long-term \u2013 with a key emphasis on investments in bringing high speed internet to all communities.\n\nRepresentative Craig has led efforts to ensure that Minnesota receives the funding and resources necessary to improve access to rural communities. Last December, she wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging her to take action to ensure the effective and appropriate implementation of the Capital Projects Fund to ensure that every Minnesotan \u2013 especially those living in rural communities \u2013 has reliable access to broadband.\n\n\u201cMy constituents rely on access to high speed internet to make a living, stay connected to family and friends, get an education and access telehealth. In today\u2019s economy, the internet is not a luxury \u2013 it\u2019s critical infrastructure of the 21st century,\u201d said Representative Craig.\n\nLast week, the Treasury Department approved $44 million in funding for Minnesota to improve broadband access to 4,811 locations across the state under the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Capital Projects Fund. Minnesota\u2019s award will fund two additional broadband infrastructure programs: Minnesota\u2019s Line Extension program and the Low-Density Pilot Program \u2013 programs designed to improve broadband infrastructure in predominantly rural parts of the state that too often lack reliable access to high-speed internet.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-angie-craig-announces-44-million-broadband-infrastructure"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5523559413850307, "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"}