{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases/sorensen-secures-investments-sherrard-and-savanna-water-infrastructure-bill", "Sorensen Secures Investments for Sherrard and Savanna in Water Infrastructure Bill", "2024-12-11", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Eric Sorensen", "S001225", "sorensen.house.gov", "sorensen", "https://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes investments he secured for clean drinking water infrastructure in Sherrard and Savanna. WRDA authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out major water infrastructure upgrades across the country.\n\n\u201cOur small hometowns are a special place, filled with families that are working hard to build good livelihoods for their loved ones. And it is our job to make sure they can thrive in healthy communities,\u201d said Sorensen. \u201cI am proud to have secured these projects to deliver clean drinking water for our families. No parent should turn on their faucet to pour their kid a glass of water and worry about the water that is coming out of it. I look forward to the president signing this important legislation so we can help our communities update their aging water infrastructure.\u201d\n\nIn Sherrard, Sorensen secured a project to construct a new water tower and replace a filter in the Village\u2019s wastewater lagoon to improve water quality. In Savanna, Sorensen secured a project to construct a new drinking water pipe to maintain the City\u2019s access to clean drinking water.\n\nWRDA is a comprehensive water infrastructure package that authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve the nation\u2019s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of our water resources infrastructure. Now that both the House and Senate have passed the bill, it will be sent to the president for his signature.\n\nEarlier this year, Sorensen testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to advocate for these investments to be included in WRDA. You can watch Sorensen\u2019s full remarks to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee here.\n\nCongressman Eric Sorensen serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Prior to serving in Congress, Sorensen was a local meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities for nearly 20 years. His district includes Illinois\u2019 Quad Cities, Rockford, Peoria, and Bloomington-Normal.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases/sorensen-secures-investments-sherrard-and-savanna-water-infrastructure-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0674390941858292, "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"}