{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/during-children-s-health-month-nh-delegation-applauds-more-than-19-million-to-protect-children-from-lead-poisoning", "During Children\u2019s Health Month, NH Delegation Applauds More Than $19 Million to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning", "2024-10-08", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "The New Hampshire delegation applauded the announcement of more than $19 million headed to New Hampshire from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Grant program to help protect families with small children from the dangers of lead-based paint exposure. Specifically, the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority is receiving $7.75 million, the City of Nashua is receiving $7.7 million, and Sullivan County is receiving $4 million through the grant program.\n\n\u201cThe health of our children must always be a top priority, and protecting them from lead and other hazardous materials is essential in this effort,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cThese funds will help New Hampshire families address lead-based paint and other health issues within our older housing supply to ensure our kids can grow up in a safe environment. I\u2019ll continue working to address the needs of our children, families, and communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cLead-based paint poses a serious health threat to children, and in states like New Hampshire where many of our neighborhoods have older housing stock, we must make every effort to protect families,\u201d said Senator Shaheen. \u201cThis federal funding will help protect Granite State children from lead poisoning and exposure to other dangerous contaminants in their homes.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew Hampshire\u2019s children need safe places to live in order to thrive, but lead-based paint in older homes continues to jeopardize their health and development,\u201d said Senator Hassan. \u201cThis federal funding to fix homes with lead paint is not only an important investment in the health of our children, but it also will preserve access to affordable housing in New Hampshire \u2013 giving more Granite Staters the safe homes and communities that they deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe science is clear: there is no safe amount of lead exposure\u2014particularly for young children,\u201d said Congresswoman Kuster. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to join the rest of the delegation in welcoming these resources heading to Nashua, Bedford, and Newport to help remediate older homes and apartments that contain lead paint and protect our communities from hazardous chemicals.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/during-children-s-health-month-nh-delegation-applauds-more-than-19-million-to-protect-children-from-lead-poisoning"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7531400769948959, "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"}