{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases?ID=98280B48-0CD6-4416-B540-F52FFE7041B3", "McBath Procures Priorities in Budget; Secures Over $18 Million in Local Project Funding", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Lucy McBath", "M001208", "mcbath.house.gov", "mcbath", "https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Representative Lucy McBath voted to pass a budget that includes over $2 billion in funding McBath helped secure, $18,771,736 in Community Project Funding, and multiple pieces of legislation she has championed during her time in Congress.\n\nNationally, the funding McBath helped secure will support programs including the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, a grant that prioritizes preventing violence in high homicide areas; the Family Violence and Prevention Services Act, the only federal funding source for domestic violence shelters and programs; the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a 24-hour confidential line that connects callers and service providers; as well as funding for the CDC and NIH to study gun violence prevention, which builds on the money she helped secure last Congress for the first time in over two decades.\n\n\u201cWe know that these programs make a real difference in the lives of all our neighbors,\u201d said McBath. \u201cAs we continue our work in Congress to elevate and enhance the services we can provide to the American people, I am so proud to have led on these priorities that will make life better, safer, and more secure for hard-working American families.\u201d\n\nThe omnibus also includes two bills McBath led in Congress: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which helps ensure working women are given reasonable accommodations in the workplace during their pregnancies; and the SAFER Act, which allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for domestic abuse victims who are in need of access to financial resources. This builds on the 6 pieces of legislation she has had signed into law thus far during her time as a member of Congress.\n\n\u201cLocal leadership and national organizations work each and every day to bring support to the programs that need it most, and I am proud to serve my community to help make it the best place to live, start a business, and raise a family,\u201d said McBath. \u201cWe must continue to do all we can to help our communities by addressing the issues that matter most.\u201d\n\nMcBath also worked to direct millions in local funding that will support residents in Georgia.\n\n\u201cI am proud to have helped secure funding that will support so many of these projects that will revitalize our community, bolster small business, and enhance the services and resources that make Georgia such a wonderful place to live, work, and play,\u201d McBath said. \u201cThese investments will make a real difference in the lives of everyday people, and I am eager to see the impact of these projects on the people I am honored to serve.\u201d\n\nMcBath championed funding for 11 projects that will directly benefit Georgia residents. These include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases?ID=98280B48-0CD6-4416-B540-F52FFE7041B3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9604769293218851, "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"}