{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-rob-menendez-announces-31-million-grant-replace-lead-service-lines", "Congressman Rob Menendez Announces $3.1 Million Grant to Replace Lead Service Lines in City of Elizabeth", "2024-12-09", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Robert Menendez", "M001226", "menendez.house.gov", "menendez", "https://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ELIZABETH, N.J. - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $3,129,752 in grant funding to the City of Elizabeth to replace known lead drinking water service lines.\n\n\u201cUniversal access to clean, safe drinking water is a basic human right, and with our partners at the EPA and throughout New Jersey, we\u2019re ensuring that we meet that vital goal,\u201d said Congressman Menendez. \u201cWith this funding, we\u2019re building infrastructure resiliency and fulfilling our promise to put our communities first. As always, I\u2019m grateful to the EPA and the Biden-Harris Administration for their support.\u201d\n\n\"The health and well-being of our residents is our top priority, and this significant grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency will make a tremendous difference in addressing the critical issue of lead in our drinking water,\u201d said Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage. \u201cWe are grateful to Congressman Rob Menendez for his steadfast advocacy and to the EPA for supporting our efforts to ensure every family in Elizabeth has access to clean, safe drinking water. This grant represents a vital step toward safeguarding our community\u2019s health and investing in the infrastructure that will benefit future generations.\u201d\n\nThe funding was provided through the EPA Community Grants Program and is one of the 1,022 congressionally directed water infrastructure projects totaling more than $1.4 billion under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.\n\nA member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congressman Menendez is a leading voice in Congress on building resiliency in our critical infrastructure, strengthening our green economy, and improving access to clean air and water throughout New Jersey. Earlier this year, Menendez secured $959,000 in Community Project Funding to replace lead service lines in the City of Elizabeth. He has requested an additional $7 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2025.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-rob-menendez-announces-31-million-grant-replace-lead-service-lines"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5935609117150307, "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"}