{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://neal.house.gov/2021/12/17/news-documentsingle-aspx-documentid-2367/", "Congressional Delegation Announces Over $48 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants for Massachusetts", "2021-12-17", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Richard E. Neal", "N000015", "neal.house.gov", "neal", "https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Boston, MA\n\nUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04), announced Massachusetts airports have been allocated over $48 million in federal grants under the Airport Infrastructure Grants under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects.\n\n\u201cMassachusetts\u2019 airports are critical to our regional economies and our communities. This significant FAA grant funding is just the start of investments in the Commonwealth from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to fix our crumbling infrastructure and boost our economic recovery,\u201d said Senator Warren. \u201cI will continue fighting in Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to invest in universal childcare, take a big whack at the fight against climate change, and ensure corporations stop cheating the system.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis first tranche of airport funding will help airports across Massachusetts address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and emissions, and drive electrification and other low-carbon technologies. We will also boost our economy, create jobs, and strengthen the supply chain with these critical investments. Every region stands to benefit, and I will continue to fight for even more funding for our Commonwealth\u2019s communities,\u201d said Senator Markey.\n\n\u201cRegional airports in western and central Massachusetts are poised to receive important funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,\u201d said Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means. \u201cWhether the airports use the funds for terminal improvements, tarmac upgrades, or behind-the-scenes enhancements, passengers will benefit greatly. As more and more air travelers return to the sky, they can do so with the reassurance that their airports are modernized.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are already seeing dividends from our investment in the country\u2019s infrastructure. Of the over $11 million going to Commonwealth airports, aside from Logan, more than half of that money has been awarded to Ninth District Airports. This is a testament to the importance of local airports to our communities and their economies,\u201d said Congressman Keating.\n\n\u201cThe funding from the infrastructure law headed to our airports will help Massachusetts\u2019 families travel for work and vacation and ensure that our supply chains run more smoothly, lowering costs for families and reducing congestion and emissions near airports,\u201d said Assistant Speaker Clark. \u201cIt will reverse decades of neglect and underinvestment and help bolster our economic recovery. This is a critical piece of the Build Back Better agenda, and Massachusetts will continue to see the impact of President\u2019s vision for a stronger, more sustainable future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese critical resources are welcome news and will support long overdue investments in our workers, create jobs and make our airport infrastructure more resilient,\u201d said Congresswoman Pressley. \u201cIt\u2019s imperative that this money get disbursed as soon as possible and that we continue working to pass the Build Back Better Act to make additional and sorely-needed investments in our workers, families and communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen we passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we did so knowing it would improve the lives of every person across the Commonwealth,\u201d said Congresswoman Trahan. \u201cOf course, that means better roads, safer bridges, and cleaner drinking water, but it also means improved travel through Massachusetts airports \u2013 large and small. I\u2019m proud to see these substantial investments going to airports in Lawrence, Fitchburg, Gardner, and beyond.\u201d\n\n\u201cUpgrading our airports will improve Bay State competitiveness, spur job creation, and reduce our emissions, giving us the tools needed to strengthen our economic recovery,\u201d said Congressman Auchincloss.\n\nThe airports receiving funding include:\n\nGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan International, Boston, MA \u2013 $37,648,526\n\nNantucket Memorial, Nantucket, MA \u2013 $1,568,544\n\nWorcester Regional, Worcester, MA \u2013 $1,332,693\n\nMartha\u2019s Vineyard, Vineyard Haven, MA \u2013 $1,034,232\n\nBarnstable Municipal-Boardman/Polando Field, Hyannis, MA \u2013 $1,015,864\n\nProvincetown Municipal, Provincetown \u2013 $1,006,868\n\nLaurence G Hansom Field, Bedford, MA \u2013 $1,006,637\n\nBeverly Regional, Beverly, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nFitchburg Municipal, Fitchburg, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nLawrence Municipal, Lawrence \u2013 $295,000\n\nMarshfield Municipal \u2013 George Harlow Field, Marshfield, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nNew Bedford Regional, New Bedford, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nNorwood Memorial, Norwood, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nPittsfield Municipal, Pittsfield, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nPlymouth Municipal, Plymouth, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nWestover ARB/Metropolitan, Springfield/Chicopee, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nWestfield-Barnes Regional, Westfield/Springfield, MA \u2013 $295,000\n\nChatham Municipal, Chatham, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nMansfield Municipal, Mansfield, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nTurners Falls, Montague, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nHarriman-And-West, North Adams, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nOrange Municipal, Orange, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nSouthbridge Municipal, Southbridge, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nTaunton Municipal \u2013 King Field, Taunton, MA \u2013 $159,000\n\nGardner Municipal, Gardner, MA \u2013 $110,000\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://neal.house.gov/2021/12/17/news-documentsingle-aspx-documentid-2367/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0412451811134815, "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"}