{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-secures-funding-new-howard-university-hospital-and-other-victories", "Norton Secures Funding for New Howard University Hospital and Other Victories in Omnibus Appropriations Bill", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Holmes Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", "norton", "https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u2013 Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced she secured numerous victories for the District of Columbia in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, which was released Monday evening, including:\n\n$100 million for the construction of a new Howard University Hospital (HUH project).\n\n$296 million for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consolidation project at the St. Elizabeths West Campus (St. Elizabeths project).\n\nAuthorizing sledding at the Capitol complex.\n\nDirecting the Capitol Police to enforce the prohibition on engines idling at the Capitol complex for more than three minutes.\n\nDirecting the Federal Railroad Administration to continue working with the D.C. government on the Union Station expansion project and to consider the feedback of all stakeholders, including residents of affected neighborhoods, in its planning process.\n\nDirecting the Agricultural Research Service to improve public access to the National Arboretum, including reducing car traffic in the surrounding residential neighborhood.\n\n\u201cI am pleased with the victories in this bill,\u201d Norton said. \u201cThe additional funding for a new Howard University Hospital can expand access to care, help address the severe shortage of minority physicians across the country, and create new jobs. The DHS consolidation project at St. Elizabeths is immensely important to the federal government and D.C. The DHS funding will improve DHS operations, enhance our country\u2019s security, and spur economic development.\u201d\n\nNorton secured $7 million for the HUH project in FY 2021 and $100 million for the HUH project in FY 2022. Norton has secured more than $2 billon for the St. Elizabeths project.\n\n###", 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://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-secures-funding-new-howard-university-hospital-and-other-victories"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7043501138687134, "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"}