{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3731", "Tonko Cheers $4 Million in Federal Funds for Hometown Health", "2022-10-31", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Paul Tonko", "T000469", "tonko.house.gov", "tonko", "https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "SCHENECTADY, NY\u2014Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated alongside local leaders and Hometown Health Centers staff $4 million in federal funding for Hometown Health, allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding, approved by the Schenectady County Legislature, will support the creation of a new dental clinic.\n\nTonko visited the site designated for this new facility in March this year to herald $750,000 he secured for Hometown Health through the Community Project Funding process. The new dental clinic is critical in maintaining Hometown Health\u2019s stellar service to the region, especially following last year\u2019s closing of Ellis Hospital\u2019s dental clinic, which has led Hometown Health to nearly double the number of Capital Region patients they serve.\n\n\u201cLast year, when families throughout our Capital Region were struggling to weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, I took action alongside my colleagues to deliver for the American people,\u201d Congressman Tonko said. \u201cI\u2019m delighted to see these federal funds making a difference right here in our community, and to see how they will support Hometown Health\u2019s incredible work to deliver care and improve the lives of residents. I look forward to continuing to partner with our local advocates and leaders in my ongoing effort to deliver federal resources that build healthier communities and make our Capital Region a better place.\u201d\n\n\u201cHometown is so fortunate to have partners like Congressman Paul Tonko and our distinguished leaders in the county legislature,\u201d said Joe Gambino, CEO at Hometown Health Centers. \u201cChildren and families will benefit from this project for generations to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe County Legislature is proud to partner with Hometown Health and Congressman Tonko to help fill the critical need for dental services in our community,\u201d said Anthony Jasenski, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature. \u201cWe thank Hometown for stepping in to provide services to 9,000 additional patients when Ellis closed their dental program last year. This $4 million investment will allow Hometown to consolidate their 2 dental clinics into one modern facility where they can continue to provide these vital services to our community.\u201d\n\nPhotos of the Congressman\u2019s visit can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"]], "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://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3731"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.6552402414381504, "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"}