{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lowey-announces-41-million-federal-grant-address-lead-hazards", "Lowey Announces $4.1 Million Federal Grant to Address Lead Hazards in Westchester Housing", "2018-12-11", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Nita Lowey", "L000480", "lowey.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WHITE PLAINS, NY  Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced the awarding of $4,100,000 in federal funding to the County of Westchester to address lead hazards in 240 housing units for low and very low-income families with children, and to perform healthy homes assessments.\nEvery person, regardless of their economic circumstance, deserves to live in a safe and healthy environment, said Congresswoman Lowey. With this federal funding, Westchester can improve the quality of life for families with children by tackling dangerous, potentially life-threatening lead hazards and conducting healthy homes assessments in hundreds of local housing units. As Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, I will continue working in Congress to secure vital resources for Westchester and the larger Lower Hudson Valley.\nOur most important task in government is to ensure the safety of our residents, said Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Thanks to this grant from Congresswoman Lowey, Westchester can address lead hazards and perform healthy home assessments in housing around the County. These funds can save lives by providing safer homes for hard-working Westchester families with children.\nWestchester has been awarded $3,500,000 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and $600,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHRD) grant program is to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned housing for rental or owner-occupants.\n###", 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://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lowey-announces-41-million-federal-grant-address-lead-hazards"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.340983599424362, "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"}