{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140918210945/http://sinema.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=E6B59A40-8E05-4B6A-8063-3D3679B472B6", "Sinema Announces $1.6 Million TIGER Grant for City of Phoenix", "2014-09-15", "2014", "2014-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Phoenix, AZ\u2014 Today Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema announced the award of a $1.6 million TIGER grant to the City of Phoenix to advance a proposed multi-modal improvements project that includes light rail. The announcement follows Sinema\u2019s August letter in support of the City of Phoenix\u2019s request for the grant.\n\u201cI am pleased that the Department of Transportation responded to our letter with $1.6 million grant funding for the Central Phoenix Multimodal Transportation Improvements project,\u201d said Sinema. \u201cThis vital investment will enhance the transportation network within Phoenix while supporting local job growth and economic development.\u201d\nThe transportation project will boost mobility within South Central Phoenix and greatly improve the quality of life for area residents.\n\"Extending light rail is critically important to south Phoenix and the entire region and this grant is a significant step toward that goal,\" Mayor Greg Stanton said. \"I'm grateful to Congresswoman Sinema for her support as we work to expand light rail to new areas of our community.\"\nUnder the grant, the City of Phoenix will revitalize several pieces of infrastructure, support existing transit services, and conduct environmental assessments and conceptual engineering efforts for future light rail transit needs. The grant marks an important first step in the next expansion of light rail in the area.\nClick here to view the grant award notification.\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/20140918210945/http://sinema.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=E6B59A40-8E05-4B6A-8063-3D3679B472B6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8271869737654924, "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"}