{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-leads-congressional-letter-support-cleveland-chicago-rail", "Kaptur Leads Congressional Letter in Support of Cleveland-Chicago Rail Corridor", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", "kaptur", "https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding a bipartisan, bicameral letter she led to the Federal Railroad Administration alongside ten Members of Congress in support of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency\u2019s application for a federal grant to study the Cleveland to Chicago rail corridor.\n\nOn Tuesday, November 23, Rep. Kaptur sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration expressing her strong support for an application submitted by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) for a $2.56 million grant that would be used to fund a comprehensive analysis by NOACA of the Cleveland to Chicago rail corridor.\n\nThe corridor, which runs through Cleveland, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo, Bryan, Waterloo, Elkhart, South Bend, Gary, and Chicago, is a critical linchpin of the nation\u2019s transportation network, connecting the industrial Midwest to America\u2019s coasts and international shipping lanes.\n\nNOACA\u2019s study would identify investments that would be needed to improve passenger and freight rail travel, and reduce congestion along one of the nation\u2019s busiest corridors.\n\n\u201cThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize our dilapidated infrastructure \u2013 and rebuilding our nation\u2019s rail corridors will be a top priority,\u201d said Rep. Kaptur. \u201cThrough the visionary leadership of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, we hope to take the next step that will empower us to better connect our ports and manufacturers to markets, bring together the economic hubs of the Midwest, and drive new investments and job growth throughout the region.\u201d\n\n\u201cNOACA is thrilled to have this opportunity to submit the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant to improve the AMTRAK multi-modal transportation system within the Cleveland-Toledo-Chicago corridor,\u201d said NOACA Executive Director and CEO Grace Gallucci. \u201cI am optimistic about the collaboration with our state representatives, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and Department of Transportation agencies representing our Great Lakes region.\u201d\n\nRep. Kaptur\u2019s full letter can be found here. Signing on to the letter were Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Representatives Shontel Brown (D-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Marie Newman (D-IL), and Bobby Rush (D-IL).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-leads-congressional-letter-support-cleveland-chicago-rail"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.327047124505043, "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"}