{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://herrerabeutler.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=340688", "Jaime Herrera Beutler Helps Secure Small Port Dredging, Hanford Cleanup Assistance in House Energy and Water Bill", "2013-06-26", "2013", "2013-06", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Jaime Herrera Beutler", "H001056", "herrerabeutler.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced that the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved legislation that would designate $30 million specifically for the purpose of small port dredging.\u00a0  As a member of the U.S. House Appropriations committee, Jaime has strongly advocated to make small port dredging a federal priority.\u00a0\u00a0 Last week, Jaime took to the U.S. House floor to highlight the difficulties many small ports are facing in her area due to a lack of maintenance dredging\u2014particularly the Port of Chinook and Port of Ilwaco in her district.\u00a0  The funding will come from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, which is directly supported by commercial port usage fees.\u00a0\u00a0 If enacted into law, the Energy and Water bill would give small ports a better opportunity to receive federal funds for the dredging of their channels.\u00a0  \u201cI\u2019ve worked hard to ensure that our ports and channels remain passable for our region\u2019s job creators because the survival of our coastal communities depends on it,\u201d said Jaime. \u201cI was happy to help bring about this positive development for those individuals and families whose livelihoods depend on our small ports.\u00a0 We\u2019re not done, though, and I will do everything possible to ensure this support for small port maintenance becomes law.\u201d Hanford Cleanup During the bill\u2019s committee markup today, Jaime also introduced an amendment to increase funding for the Hanford Nuclear Site clean-up to the levels specified in the President\u2019s proposed budget.\u00a0 She chose to withdraw the amendment upon receiving assurances from the chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations subcommittee, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, that the committee would work with her to strengthen Hanford cleanup assistance. \u201cHanford is not simply a local issue \u2013 it is an obligation of the federal government to clean up the nuclear waste that poses a danger to our entire region,\u201d said Jaime.\u00a0 \u201cI took action today to ensure we live up to this obligation at Hanford, for the sake of the people, ecosystems and wildlife that are at risk.\u00a0 It\u2019s vital we move forward with efficient cleanup as quickly as possible.\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://herrerabeutler.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=340688"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8793671149760485, "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"}