{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140822043737/http://shea-porter.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-shea-porter-and-congressman-earl-blumenauer-or-3-host", "Congresswoman Shea-Porter and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) Host Roundtable on Multimodal Transportation", "2014-08-21", "2014", "2014-08", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Carol Shea-Porter", "S001170", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0  \n\tContact:\u00a0Naomi Andrews, 202-225-5456\n  Courtesy photo.\u00a0\nPORTSMOUTH, NH \u2013 Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) hosted a roundtable on the future of multimodal transportation and livable communities. \u00a0The event brought together State and Federal Department of Transportation staff, regional planning officials, business owners, and bike-walk activists. \u00a0\n\u201cI was proud to help secure TIGER grant funding that made the Memorial Bridge possible. \u00a0In order to rebuild our infrastructure and create a transportation system for the 21st Century, we need a public-private partnership. Federal investment in infrastructure spurs economic development. I support creating a National Infrastructure Development Bank and I am working in Congress to help states, communities, and businesses with transportation and infrastructure challenges.\u201d Shea-Porter said. \u00a0\n\u201cCongresswoman Shea-Porter is a leader in Congress in working to ensure that America\u2019s infrastructure remains world class. New Hampshire has always been a trailblazer in searching for new, innovative ways to face our country's challenges, and I\u2019m happy to see that tradition continuing. This roundtable shines a spotlight on the reasons we need multimodal transportation options if we want to build communities that are healthier, secure, livable, and economically viable. It\u2019s a pleasure to spend time with Carol and other experts and leaders who understand that,\u201d said Blumenauer.\u00a0\nIn Congress, Congresswoman Shea-Porter was instrumental in securing TIGER Grant funding to rebuild the red-listed Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth. The Memorial Bridge was successfully awarded $20 million in federal funding. The Congresswoman has repeatedly supported increased funding for transportation alternatives, and has fought to bring federal transportation funds to New Hampshire. \u00a0She is also a cosponsor of HR 2553, the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, which would leverage private investments to create billions of dollars in infrastructure investment.\nCongressman Earl Blumenauer is a leading advocate for rebuilding and renewing America \u2013 from repairing the nation\u2019s roads and bridges, to modernizing our water and electrical infrastructure. Blumenauer is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, where he works to strengthen long-term infrastructure finance. \u00a0Since being elected to Congress in 1996, he has traveled to hundreds of communities across the country, supporting economic development and sustainable transportation options.\nParticipants at yesterday\u2019s roundtable included Paul Yarossi, President HNTB Holdings; Roger Bowers, VP Government Relations HNTB; Larry Major, Government Relations Pike Industries; Rad Nichols, Executive Director COAST Busses; Rick Taintor, City of Portsmouth Planning; Juliet Walker, City of Portsmouth- Bicycle coordinator; Mark Nelson, City of Portsmouth Public Works; Jeff Latimer, Owner of Gus\u2019 Bike Shop; Bob Spiegleman, Bike Walk Activist; Tim Blagden, Executive Director NH Bike-Walk Alliance; Rebecca Harris, Director Transport NH; David J. Preece, CEO Southern NH Planning Commission; Scott Bogle, Senior Transportation Planner, Rockingham Planning Commission (also the head of Seacoast greenway); Eric Weiss, Trail Coordinator for the East Coast Greenway Alliance; \u00a0Patrick McKenna, Deputy Commissioner NH DOT; Patrick Bauer, FHWA NH Division Administrator.\n###", 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/20140822043737/http://shea-porter.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-shea-porter-and-congressman-earl-blumenauer-or-3-host"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5147868543863297, "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"}