{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclain-delaney-van-hollen-alsobrooks-announce-240000-frederick-municipal", "McClain Delaney, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce $240,000 for Frederick Municipal Airport\u2019s Air Traffic Control Tower", "2026-08-28", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "April McClain Delaney", "M001232", "mcclaindelaney.house.gov", "mcclaindelaney", "https://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) announced $240,000 in federal funding for infrastructure upgrades at Frederick Municipal Airport\u2019s air traffic control tower. The investment will fund the rehabilitation of the tower\u2019s HVAC system. This funding is in addition to $1.6 million in federal support that the lawmakers have secured for other infrastructure projects at Frederick Municipal Airport, which serves as a reliever airport for Baltimore Washington International Airport and supports local business and a range of community-related operations, including emergency medical needs.\n\n\"As Frederick County continues to grow, we need infrastructure that grows with it,\u201d said Congresswoman McClain Delaney. \u201cThis $240,000 federal investment will modernize Frederick Municipal Airport\u2019s air traffic control tower, strengthen safety and reliability, and support an airport that is critical to our local economy. I\u2019m proud to work with Senators Van Hollen and Alsobrooks to bring federal dollars home and deliver for Frederick County.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs Maryland\u2019s second busiest airport, Frederick Municipal Airport serves as a local economic hub, driving regional businesses, bringing visitors to Maryland, and supporting the surrounding community with a broad array of services. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve worked to support the airport\u2019s modernization and deliver federal investments to upgrade its infrastructure. This investment will help ensure the airport\u2019s control tower has the infrastructure it needs to continue providing safe and efficient service to all travelers,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\u201cThis $1.6 million in critical federal funding will enable the Frederick Municipal Airport to continue serving Maryland\u2014supporting small businesses, moving goods, and strengthening our health care response. This investment will improve our infrastructure, strengthen our economy, and help keep Marylanders safe,\u201d said Senator Alsobrooks.\n\nThis investment is provided through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program, which was created and funded at $100 million over five years through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress in 2021.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-29T11:31:28Z", "2026-08-29T11:32:37Z"]], "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://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclain-delaney-van-hollen-alsobrooks-announce-240000-frederick-municipal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4628341887146235, "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"}