{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gillen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gillen-secures-nearly-600000-village-hempstead-road-safety-initiative", "Rep. Gillen Secures Nearly $600,000 for Village of Hempstead Road Safety Initiative", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Laura Gillen", "G000602", "gillen.house.gov", "gillen", "https://gillen.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "HEMPSTEAD, NY \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the Village of Hempstead was awarded $586,018 in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. This federal investment will unlock millions more to support the Village of Hempstead\u2019s comprehensive Safety Action Plan.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have fought for and secured this transformative funding that will help Hempstead develop a comprehensive road safety plan to prevent future tragedies and make our streets safer for everyone,\u201d said Rep. Gillen. \u201cEvery seven minutes, a serious car accident occurs on Long Island. It\u2019s unacceptable and I\u2019ll continue to do everything I can in Congress to improve road safety for everyone in our community.\u201d\n\nIn July, Rep. Gillen held a press conference alongside Village of Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs, Village of Hempstead Police Chief Richard Holland and other community leaders, just steps from one of Long Island\u2019s most dangerous intersections. Rep. Gillen encouraged the Village to apply for the USDOT Safe Streets for All program, expressedher support for the Village\u2019s application and directly urged Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to award Hempstead the grant. This funding will allow the Village to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan to audit road safety and manage speeds in high-crash corridors.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://gillen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gillen-secures-nearly-600000-village-hempstead-road-safety-initiative"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0554981417953968, "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"}