{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-secures-1-million-watchung-pedestrian-safety-improvements", "Kean Secures $1 Million for Watchung Pedestrian Safety Improvements", "2026-08-20", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Thomas H. Kean, Jr.", "K000398", "kean.house.gov", "kean", "https://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(August 20, 2026) WATCHUNG, NJ \u2013 Last weekend, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) visited Valley Road in Watchung with Mayor Ronald Jubin. Congressman Kean secured $1,000,000 in a House funding bill for sidewalk improvements on Valley Road through the Community Project Funding process.\n\n\u201cPedestrians should be able to safely walk on the sidewalks in every community,\u201d said Congressman Kean. \u201cJust 7 years ago, a 12-year-old was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured while walking along this exact stretch of road. The funding that I secured will support renovations to the sidewalk to make it safe and accessible for everyone.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Congressman Kean for his support in submitting the funding request for the Valley Road sidewalk improvements,\u201d said Mayor Ronald Jubin. \u201cThese upgrades will give Watchung families, parents with strollers, and residents with disabilities greater access to safe, healthy activity in our community.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a resident who lives on Valley Road, I\u2019m looking forward to the sidewalk improvements,\u201d said Valley Road resident Catherine Furlan. \u201cIt will improve walkability in the neighborhood so families can safely walk to and from school or just exercise.\u201d\n\nSince taking office, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. has secured more than $3.4 million for accessible walkways across New Jersey\u2019s Seventh Congressional District through the Community Project Funding process.\n\nIn July, Congressman Kean announced that 18 Community Project Funding requests made by his office totaling $17,765,906, are included in key House funding bills for the upcoming fiscal year. Learn more HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-21T05:30:57Z", "2026-08-21T05:32:22Z"]], "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://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-secures-1-million-watchung-pedestrian-safety-improvements"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9092227555811405, "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"}