{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-announces-additional-funding-gptc", "Congressman Johnson Announces Additional Funding for GPTC", "2023-09-14", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Henry C. \"Hank\" Johnson, Jr.", "J000288", "hankjohnson.house.gov", "hankjohnson", "https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Helps Secure $81K Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant from DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration\n\nSTONECREST, GA \u2013 Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced an additional $81,000 grant for Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC). This time, it\u2019s to recruit and enroll qualified students from underserved communities in the college\u2019s Commercial Driver\u2019s License program.\n\nIt comes on the heels of the Congressman securing $1 million for the school\u2019s Regional Transportation Training Center in South DeKalb that broke ground last month.\n\n\u201cI have long been a champion of leveling the playing field for underserved and underprivileged communities,\u201d said Rep. Johnson, whose office provided GPTC with a letter of support for the grant. \u201cThis grant is a testament to the importance of the federal government and the good it does to uplift our community.\u201d\n\nGeorgia Piedmont Technical College anticipates enrolling at least 18 students and covering their tuition cost of $4,500. The funding will expand their Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program, specifically for underserved populations and refugees and provide additional funding for tuition-related expenses.\n\n\u201cThis grant means so much to Georgia Piedmont Technical College,\u201d said GPTC President Dr. Tavarez Holston. \u201cIt will go a long way in fulfilling our mission of providing a quality, educated workforce \u2013 especially in the vital logistics and transportation industries.\u201d\n\nThe students who will benefit from this program will register for the classes in Clarkston and study and train in Stonecrest. GPTC serves DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton counties.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-announces-additional-funding-gptc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6712271608412266, "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"}