{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-announces-18-million-investment-airport-safety-new-century-aircenter", "Davids Announces $1.8 Million Investment in Airport Safety for New Century AirCenter in Olathe", "2025-05-15", "2025", "2025-05", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant to improve air safety at Johnson County\u2019s New Century AirCenter in Olathe, KS. The $2 million award will be used to reconstruct 7,330 feet of existing runway and 16 existing points of signage \u2014 all of which are currently at the end of their useful lives. Davids, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure law, which made this critical investment in air safety possible.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see this investment from the bipartisan infrastructure law coming to the Third District,\u201d said Davids. \u201cBy improving New Century AirCenter, we\u2019re not only boosting economic growth and supporting good-paying jobs \u2014 we\u2019re also strengthening Kansas\u2019 role as a leader in shipping and logistics, which improves domestic supply chains and lowers costs for Kansas families and businesses\u201d\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for the federal support for the pavement seal coat project at New Century AirCenter,\u201d said Bryan Johnson, Executive Director, Johnson County Airport Commission. \u201cThis investment will help extend the life of our runways and taxiways, enhance safety, and support ongoing operations at a key transportation hub in our region. We appreciate Representative Davids\u2019 continued advocacy for infrastructure improvements that strengthen our local economy and aviation capabilities.\u201d\n\nWith more than 60,000 operations each year, roughly 120 aircraft, and a 7,339-foot main runway \u2014 the second longest in the region \u2014 New Century AirCenter ranks among the busiest towered airports in Kansas.\n\nDavids has long supported investments in improving local infrastructure and prioritizing aviation safety. Last month, she visited the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Olathe to discuss the urgent need for investments in aviation safety amidst the Trump Administration\u2019s firings of air safety workers. She also pressed former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, who served under former President Biden, on the slow pace of modernizing critical landing systems in Kansas.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-announces-18-million-investment-airport-safety-new-century-aircenter"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.887654023244977, "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"}