{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-announces-over-23-million-federal-funding-maine-airport-safety", "Pingree announces over $2.3 million in federal funding for Maine airport safety improvements", "2017-06-23", "2017", "2017-06", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that airports in Augusta, Brunswick, and Portland will receive a total of over $2.3 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants for safety improvement projects.\u00a0\n\u201cMaine\u2019s airports perform an essential service by connecting our state to the rest of the country. \u00a0They are vital hubs of our nation\u2019s transportation infrastructure and important contributors to local economies,\u201d said Pingree. \u201cThe responsibility of maintaining them shouldn\u2019t fall on local municipalities alone, so I\u2019m glad these Maine airports are receiving federal funding to make needed improvements to ensure their safe operation.\u201d\nDetails and amounts for the grants below:\nPortland Jetport: $2,119,527  \n\tTo fund the installation of a runway lighting system for Runway 18/36, construction of taxiway shoulders on 4,100 feet of Taxiway C, and the reconstruction of 581,175 square yards of aging terminal apron pavement.\nBrunswick Executive Airport: $117,964  \n\tTo fund rehabilitation of 38,500 square yards of the existing apron to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement.\nAugusta State Airport: $82,581  \n\tTo fund the installation of a 3,200-foot perimeter fence, remove vegetative obstructions in the Runway 26 approach surface, and seal cracks throughout the existing apron pavement.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-announces-over-23-million-federal-funding-maine-airport-safety"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5661469660699368, "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"}