{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.bennet.senate.gov/2024/11/08/bennet-hickenlooper-welcome-7-5-million-from-inflation-reduction-act-for-ute-mountain-ute-tribe-clean-water-infrastructure/", "Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $7.5 Million from Inflation Reduction Act for Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Clean Water Infrastructure", "2024-11-08", "2024", "2024-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "CO", "Michael F. Bennet", "B001267", "www.bennet.senate.gov", "bennet", "https://www.bennet.senate.gov/news/page/", "scraper", "Denver \u2014 Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $7.5 million from the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to expand clean drinking water access for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. The funding, made possible in part through the Inflation Reduction Act, will help the Tribe plan and complete 18 miles of a 22-mile waterline to connect Cortez and Towaoc and deliver clean water to the community. Two weeks ago, the senators urged USBR to explore new opportunities for Colorado\u2019s Tribes to access federal funding for drought and water supply management.\n\n\u201cWhen the federal government established reservations for Native American Tribes, it promised a permanent and livable homeland for those it had displaced from their ancestral lands. At a time when our country\u2019s Tribes still lack reliable access to clean and safe water in the 21st century, that promise clearly has been denied and critical tribal water infrastructure like this pipeline should be a priority for the federal government,\u201d said Bennet. \u201cThis funding is an important step forward to ensure more members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe can continue to access clean water, and I\u2019m grateful to the Biden/Harris administration for working to fulfill our nation\u2019s promises.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur tribal communities have long lacked adequate resources to reliably access clean drinking water,\u201d said Hickenlooper. \u201cThanks to our Inflation Reduction Act, we\u2019re changing that. This $7.5 million will connect Cortez and Towaoc to deliver clean drinking water and create good-paying jobs for the Ute Mountain Ute.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Ute Mountain Ute Tribe considers water and its watersheds as a sacred and vital element to life. Stewardship of the environment allows life to flourish and is an obligation of our tribe and people. This grant is a crucial step in finishing the project that we\u2019ve been working on for over 14 years to make sure everyone in our community has access to drinking water,\u201d said Manuel Heart, Chairman, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:12Z"]], "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://www.bennet.senate.gov/2024/11/08/bennet-hickenlooper-welcome-7-5-million-from-inflation-reduction-act-for-ute-mountain-ute-tribe-clean-water-infrastructure/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7365059573203325, "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"}