{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2333", "Trahan, Warren, Markey Announce Announce $700,000 in Infrastructure Grants for Third District Airports", "2021-12-17", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Lori Trahan", "T000482", "trahan.house.gov", "trahan", "https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "LOWELL, MA \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced airports in the Third District have been allocated $700,000 in federal grants under the first round of disbursements of Airport Infrastructure Grants under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects.\n\n\u201cWhen we passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we did so knowing it would improve the lives of every person across the Commonwealth,\u201d said Congresswoman Trahan. \u201cOf course, that means better roads, safer bridges, and cleaner drinking water, but it also means improved travel through Massachusetts airports \u2013 large and small. I\u2019m proud to see these substantial investments going to airports in Lawrence, Fitchburg, Gardner, and beyond.\u201d\n\n\u201cMassachusetts\u2019 airports are critical to our regional economies and our communities. This significant FAA grant funding is just the start of investments in the Commonwealth from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to fix our crumbling infrastructure and boost our economic recovery,\u201d said Senator Warren. \u201cI will continue fighting in Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to invest in universal childcare, take a big whack at the fight against climate change, and ensure corporations stop cheating the system.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis first tranche of airport funding will help airports across Massachusetts address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and emissions, and drive electrification and other low-carbon technologies. We will also boost our economy, create jobs, and strengthen the supply chain with these critical investments. Every region stands to benefit, and I will continue to fight for even more funding for our Commonwealth\u2019s communities,\u201d said Senator Markey.\n\nThe airports receiving funding include:\n\nLawrence Municipal, Lawrence - $295,000\n\nFitchburg Municipal, Fitchburg, MA - $295,000\n\nGardner Municipal, Gardner, MA - $110,000\n\n\u201cThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build safer and more sustainable airports that connect individuals to jobs and communities to the world,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. \u201cWith this new funding, urban, regional and rural airports across the country now can get to work on projects that have waited for years, modernizing their infrastructure and building a better America.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-06T14:24:52Z", "2026-04-06T15:54:06Z"]], "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://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2333"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1182548478245735, "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"}