{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=45BB73F4-107F-4663-BF22-471EEEB4061D", "Himes Celebrates Nearly $500 Million to Replace Two Bridges", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "James A. Himes", "H001047", "himes.house.gov", "himes", "https://himes.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "Washington, DC \u2014 Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that the Federal Railroad Administration has awarded $488.2 million for the replacement of Norwalk\u2019s WALK Bridge and Westport\u2019s Saugatuck River Bridge. This funding is allocated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and comes as part of nearly $2 billion to be delivered to 10 projects across Connecticut.\n\n\u201cAfter years in Congress fighting for federal money to upgrade and replace Norwalk\u2019s WALK Bridge and the Westport Saugatuck River Bridge, I am elated to have helped secure nearly $500 million to bring these projects across the finish line,\u201d said Congressman Himes. \u201cI spend much of my time as a Representative thinking about how to modernize the rail systems and bridges in our community, but the best part about receiving a grant like this is knowing that eventually my constituents won\u2019t have to think about infrastructure at all. Rather than worrying about traffic delays or train disruptions, commuters will be free to think about that big project at work, an upcoming homework assignment, or whatever else matters most in their lives.\u201d\n\nConnecticut will receive a total of $1,998,799,600 in funding for 10 projects. The grants to be delivered to Connecticut\u2019s Fourth Congressional District include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=45BB73F4-107F-4663-BF22-471EEEB4061D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4493763446807861, "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"}