{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/collins-king-pingree-announce-nearly-15-million-to-upgrade-freeport-wastewater-facility", "Collins, King, Pingree Announce Nearly $15 Million to Upgrade Freeport Wastewater Facility", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Mike Collins", "C001129", "www.collins.senate.gov", "collins", "https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree announced that the City of Freeport has been awarded a grant of $7.5 million and a loan of $7.488 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development\u2019s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. This funding will allow for long overdue replacements and upgrades to Freeport\u2019s wastewater treatment plant and collection system.\n\n\u201cProper wastewater infrastructure is critical for the health of all Americans. These upgrades to equipment\u2014some of which is nearly half a century old\u2014are sorely needed to alleviate sanitary concerns,\u201d said Senators Collins and King and Representative Pingree. \u201cThis investment will help the city to meet higher water quality and safety standards, support future economic development, and better ensure the well-being of Freeport residents for years to come.\"\n\nUSDA Rural Development\u2019s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/collins-king-pingree-announce-nearly-15-million-to-upgrade-freeport-wastewater-facility"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5960410237312317, "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"}