{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-hassan-young-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-foster-youth-obtain-drivers-licenses", "Senators Hassan, Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Foster Youth Obtain Driver\u2019s Licenses", "2022-10-03", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NH", "Margaret Wood Hassan", "H001076", "www.hassan.senate.gov", "hassan", "https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to help foster youth succeed by helping them obtain driver\u2019s licenses. The process of getting a driver\u2019s license includes high costs and other barriers for foster youth. The Senators\u2019 Foster Youth and Driving Act works to address these barriers by creating a grant that would help young people in foster care obtain the necessary practice and insurance to get a driver\u2019s license.\n\n\u201cGetting a driver\u2019s license can be an important part of young adulthood \u2013 helping young people gain independence and allowing them to access work and education opportunities. Unfortunately, foster youth face financial barriers to getting a driver\u2019s license,\u201d said Senator Hassan. \u201cOur bipartisan bill takes steps to ensure that foster youth have tools to get a license and to access the opportunities that can come along with it.\u201d\n\n\u201cGiven the hardships faced by young Hoosiers in the foster system, we should do all we can to ensure they have the tools necessary for future success. Our bill would remove some of the existing barriers these individuals face when obtaining a driver\u2019s license,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nTransportation is a barrier for foster youth and their opportunities to access education and employment \u2013 and can present even more challenges for those in rural areas with limited public transportation. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative found that foster youth with driver\u2019s licenses were more likely than their peers to attend school and almost twice as likely to work.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"]], "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.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-hassan-young-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-foster-youth-obtain-drivers-licenses"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8507950697094202, "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"}