{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://reed.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reed-cares-constituents-0", "Reed Cares for Constituents in Chemung, Steuben and Tioga Counties", "2016-12-30", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Tom Reed", "R000585", "reed.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "As the year comes to a close, Tom Reed took a moment to reflect on the successes from across the region. \u201cWe care about the hard working men and women that call our district home. That\u2019s why we are fighting so hard to achieve progress on the issues that matter most to them,\u201d said Reed.\nIn the Corning and Elmira area, Reed cited the advancement of the FedEx facility in Nichols. The project is slated for groundbreaking in early 2017, following Reed\u2019s efforts cut government red tape, which threatened to derail the project.\nIn early 2016, the project was on the verge of collapse after new bureaucratic regulations were issued from the Army Corp of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agencies. The regulations would have greatly expanded government control over previously unregulated waterways, like agricultural irrigation systems and puddles of rain water, costing FedEx an additional $400,000 for compliance. Added costs would have caused the project to relocate.\nWith Reed\u2019s assistance and cooperation from local government and economic development agencies, the project was able to move forward, saving a $12 million dollar investment in Tioga County and ensuring the creation of 75 jobs.\n\u201cThis project was a great success thanks to many hard-working officials including\u00a0 Lee Ann Tinney,\u00a0 Director of Economic Development and Planning in Tioga County, the late Ray Case, Tioga County Legislator, Martha Sauerbrey, Chairwoman of the Tioga County Legislature and my colleague, House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, who joined me in this effort.\" Reed continued. \u201cI am committed to this kind of team effort and know many more positive improvements will come to our region as a result.\" \u00a0\nAdditionally, Reed touted his offices commitment to accessibility as a major success. \u201cWe want to make sure that if you have a concern, your voice is heard. We take those concerns to Washington and work every day to bring solutions to these issues.\u201d Since coming to office in 2010, Reed\u2019s office has completed over 10,000 constituent assistance cases, which help area residents resolve disputes or conflicts with the federal government. In addition, Reed has held over 200 town hall meetings since taking office in 2010.\n\u201cWe remain committed to standing with the people of our region and look forward to the progress we\u2019ll make in 2017,\u201d Reed concluded.", 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://reed.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reed-cares-constituents-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.406738068908453, "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"}