{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2023/6/stanton-gallego-announce-13-3-million-federal-grant-for-valley-metro-zero-emission-bus-initiative", "Stanton, Gallego Announce $13.3 Million Federal Grant for Valley Metro Zero-Emission Bus Initiative", "2023-06-22", "2023", "2023-06", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "PHOENIX\u2014Reps. Greg Stanton and Ruben Gallego today announced a $13,295,699 grant from the Federal Transit Administration for Valley Metro to purchase zero-emission buses and necessary infrastructure. The funding comes after the Congressmen advocated on Valley Metro\u2019s behalf to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in March of this year.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re working to leverage historic funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve air quality and access to public transit,\u201d said Rep. Stanton. \u201cNot only will transitioning to electric buses lower emissions, but it will significantly lower long-term fuel and maintenance costs for Valley Metro\u2014saving taxpayer dollars.\u201d\n\n\u201cThanks to our historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are excited to see these new buses hit Valley streets, soon,\u201d said Rep. Gallego. \u201cThis investment will expand access to public transportation, reduce carbon emissions, and help improve our region\u2019s poor air quality. I am proud to have partnered with Rep. Stanton to secure these funds for Valley Metro.\"\n\nIn a March 2023letter to Buttigieg, Stanton and Gallego noted that the transition zero-emission buses \u201chas tremendous potential for improving quality of life in the region,\u201d and would help \u201cMaricopa County control harmful pollutants, like ozone and PM10, and would improve the region\u2019s poor EPA air quality ratings.\u201d\n\nLast year, following Stanton and Gallego\u2019s advocacy, the City of Phoenix Public Transportation Departmentreceived a $16 million Low-No grant to buy hydrogen fuel cell buses, battery electric buses and charging equipment as well as worker training as part of the initial phase of the city's zero-emission transition plan.\n\nThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes $5.5 billion available over five years for the Low or No Emission Program, which helps transit agencies buy or lease U.S.-built zero-emission and low-emission transit buses along with charging equipment and supporting facilities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:08:25Z"]], "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://stanton.house.gov/2023/6/stanton-gallego-announce-13-3-million-federal-grant-for-valley-metro-zero-emission-bus-initiative"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.419550972059369, "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"}