{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ContentRecord_id=C52248EB-4BE5-4C69-A18B-BE9A0F0A789D", "Blunt Announces $25 Million Grant for Buck ONeil Bridge Replacement", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Roy Blunt", "B000575", "www.blunt.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, today commended the U.S. Department of Transportation for awarding a $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant to replace the Buck O'Neil Bridge, which carries US 169 over the Missouri River in Kansas City. Blunt sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao earlier this year urging funding for the project. Replacing the decades-old Buck O'Neil Bridge is great news for the region and the thousands of people who travel over the Missouri River every day, said Blunt. The new bridge will have a wider span to reduce congestion and separate lanes for pedestrians and bicyclists to improve safety. I've been proud to advocate for funding for this much-needed infrastructure project, which will pave the way for stronger economic growth in the region. Blunt helped secure $1.5 billion for BUILD Grants, formerly known as TIGER Grants, in the FY2018 omnibus appropriations bill.", 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://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ContentRecord_id=C52248EB-4BE5-4C69-A18B-BE9A0F0A789D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8379108514636755, "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"}