{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301104730/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=679", "Butterfield Applauds $1.4M Economic Development Grant for Washington, N.C.", "2013-09-12", "2013", "2013-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) for awarding a $1.4 million investment grant to the city of Washington, N.C. to support critical disaster recovery and resiliency efforts in the state.\n\n\tThis EDA investment grant will fund water infrastructure improvements to increase the city\u2019s ability to withstand weather emergencies in historic downtown Washington, an area severely impacted by Hurricane Irene in 2011.\n\n\tSpecifically, the grant will fund replacement of a water-pumping station and installation of a new water transmission line from the city\u2019s regional water treatment plant. The project will enhance advanced manufacturing in the region\u2019s energy-efficient green technology sector and save traditional textile manufacturing jobs. This investment is also expected to create 68 new jobs and generate $8 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.\n\n\t\u201cThis project is part of the $200 million appropriation made by Congress to the EDA to help communities that received a major disaster designation in 2011,\u201d said Butterfield.\u00a0 \u201cI applaud the Commerce Department and the Economic Development Administration for awarding this much-needed grant that will help to create jobs and further the city\u2019s recovery efforts.\u201d\n\n\tEDA grants are awarded through a competitive process based upon the applicant\u2019s eligibility, the application\u2019s merit, and the availability of funds.\u00a0 The EDA makes investments in economically distressed communities in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term economic growth.\n\n\t\u00a0\n\n\t###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140301104730/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=679"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7987450808286667, "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"}